FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 21, 2006
WHAT: Ground breaking ceremony for Los Angeles Trade-Technical College’s new Child Development Center.
WHEN: Thursday, February 23, 2006
10:30 a.m. Ceremony begins
WHERE: Construction Site on 21st Street between Olive and Grand Ave.
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, 400 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles 90015
Parking is available in Lot F (roof-top parking) – located off 21st St. on Grand Ave.
NEWS:
The new Child Development Center will be a two-level complex, providing approx. 14,238 sq. feet of space for optimal learning for children ranging in age from infancy to 12 years. This extra space will also allow the Center to increase its capacity from 50 to 96 children, and will house an infant classroom–a first for the College’s Child Development Center. A new auxiliary space will serve as a library/conference room and be accessible to parents of children enrolled at the Center. The new facility’s anticipated completion date is March 2007.
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY:
Preschool children of student-parents and children from the local community will participate in the ceremony for the new Child Development Center and will break ground on site with child-sized shovels.
BACKGROUND:
The new Child Development Center is part of Los Angeles Trade-Technical College’s $242 million renovation and upgrade efforts to enhance and modernize its facilities. Funds are being provided by the State of California and proceeds from the $2.2 billion Prop. A/AA bonds passed by voters in 2001 and 2003. For more information, visit the College’s website at www.LATTC.edu.
FOR INFORMATION:
Coby King | Kristen Rockwell, 213-486-6560