MCCA provides high-quality child care and early education for families of all income levels and ethnic groups and strives to meet the unique and diverse child care needs for every child in our programs. MCCA’s child care programs are designed to nurture all aspects of children’s development–physical, social, emotional, and cognitive–and to emphasize active hands-on exploration of the world as the best vehicle for children’s learning. MCCA’s approach to school readiness helps children acquire the skills they need to be successful throughout their school careers. Research shows that the social and emotional skills nurtured early in a child’s life are major predictors of children’s later school success.