Photo Gallery

A large group of community members pose for the camera during the celebration of breaking ground for the CHILD Center.
Six children stand with shovels, ready to dig during the celebration of breaking ground for the CHILD Center facility.
Five adult community members dig together at the site of the future CHILD Center facility during the ground breaking.
SWAG leaders stand with a partner in the SWAG Family Resource Center during the CHILD Center’s breaking ground celebration.
SWAG leaders stand with a partner in the SWAG Family Resource Center during the CHILD Center’s breaking ground celebration.
Dorothy Thomas stands with a community partner next to a sign that reads, “Coming 2018: CHILD Center for Early Learning.”
SWAG board members Dorothy Thomas and McLinda Gilchrist stand together celebrating breaking ground for the CHILD Center.
Three children wearing construction hats prepare to break ground for the CHILD Center facility.
A person gives a speech from an outdoor podium during the celebration of breaking ground for the CHILD Center.
A person gives a speech from an outdoor podium during the celebration of breaking ground for the CHILD Center.
A person gives a speech from an outdoor podium during the celebration of breaking ground for the CHILD Center.
A person gives a speech from an outdoor podium during the celebration of breaking ground for the CHILD Center.
A person gives a speech from an outdoor podium during the celebration of breaking ground for the CHILD Center.
Two small children prepare to dig with shovels. The smaller of the two excitedly holds her construction hat to her head.
Six children start digging at the site of the future CHILD Center facility. The smallest receives help from an adult.
Community members celebrate the ribbon-cutting on the CHILD Center facility below a tent canopy.
The front entrance of the CHILD Center, soft yellow with a blue logo over the door.
A group of community leaders cuts the ribbon on the CHILD Center’s new facility
Dorothy Benson and another community member standing next to the CHILD Center logo displayed on a wall.
A decorative heart hanging on a wall, featuring the CHILD Center logo
Two men in construction uniforms and one man in a business suit smile for the camera.
Community members celebrate the ribbon-cutting on the CHILD Center facility below a tent canopy.
Two women with the Children’s Trust of Alachua County smile from an information booth.
Dorothy Thomas delivers a speech during the CHILD Center ribbon-cutting celebration.
A sign honoring the contribution of Wesley Eubank's family to the CHILD Center facility.
SWAG Vice Chair Joan Canton gives a speech during the CHILD Center ribbon-cutting.
Four CHILD Center students and two adults play with colorful balls in the CHILD Center play area.
A CHILD Center staff member smiles from the reception area of the building.
Two young children gesture at the camera while standing on a wooden bridge with rope railings on the Center’s playground.
Parents and children enter the CHILD Center, which is open as of August 13, 2018.
Six young children sit around a short table crafting with clay, now that the CHILD Center is open.
Three young children wearing colorful paper hats smile for the camera while seated on a colorful rug.
Nine children sit outside the open CHILD Center eating snacks in the play area.
A small child sits inside a colorful, turtle-shaped tub full of toys.
Four young children share a stroller inside the CHILD Center, which is now open.
Seven children eat together around a short table inside the CHILD Center.
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CHILD Center staff sit outside with a group of young children.
Dorothy Thomas smiles animatedly at a group of children grouped around her.
A CHILD Center student raising a hand to ask a question of Gainesville mayor Lauren Poe
A large group of young children on a stage below colorful lights during a Head Start holiday performance
The first graduating class of the CHILD Center stands in a line, wearing blue graduation regalia and holding paper scrolls.
The first graduating class of the CHILD Center celebrates in blue graduation regalia.
The graduating class of 2020 sits together in the CHILD Center classroom
The CHILD Center class of 2020 wears blue regalia and holds signs announcing their graduation
The class of 2020 wear graduation regalia and toss their hats into the air
Child Center staff wearing face masks stand together in front of a black, white, and yellow balloon arch
A 2020 CHILD Center grad smiles out the window of a car
A 2020 grad sits in a car and holds a "Bachelor of Preschool" diploma
A CHILD Center graduate smiles out the window of a car, holding graduation gifts
A CHILD Center graduate smiles out the window of a car
Two young ladies standing in front of the CHILD Center facility
Three people unloading boxes of food from a truck
A team of Boy Scouts stands behind raised garden beds they built for the CHILD Center
Two members of a team of Boy Scouts empty soil into a newly constructed garden bed
Two men in tee shirts and baseball caps use drills to secure a lining inside the raised garden beds for the CHILD Center
A team of Boy Scouts works together to build raised garden beds behind the CHILD Center
CHILD Center students stand around a raised garden bed with plants growing in it.
A CHILD Center student wearing a Halloween costume and standing next to pumpkins outside the CHILD Center
Two CHILD Center staff dressed as Minnie Mouse
A CHILD Center student wearing a dinosaur costume
Two CHILD Center students wearing Halloween costumes
CHILD Center students sitting a line on the classroom rug
Two CHILD Center students wearing Halloween costumes
A CHILD Center student wearing a pirate costume
A CHILD Center student wearing a superhero costume
A CHILD Center student wearing a Batman costume
A CHILD Center student wearing a Supergirl costume
A CHILD Center student wearing a ladybug costume
Two CHILD Center teachers dressed as The Incredibles for Halloween
A CHILD Center student wearing a Halloween costume
A CHILD Center student wearing a Batman costume and making a face for the camera
A CHILD Center student wearing a pink fairy costume
A CHILD Center student wearing a yellow onesie with a hood
A CHILD Center student wearing a Batman costume
A CHILD Center student wearing a Halloween costume
Three students sitting together on the CHILD Center floor
Two CHILD Center students wearing Halloween costumes
Two CHILD Center students wearing Halloween costumes
Two CHILD Center students wearing Halloween costumes
A CHILD Center student wearing a costume featuring a hot pink wig and blue dress
A CHILD Center student wearing a Transformers costume
CHILD Center students wearing costumes to celebrate Halloween
A CHILD Center student wearing a face mask makes pumpkin slime
CHILD Center students celebrate fall by making pumpkin slime
CHILD Center students sit together at a long table for a Thanksgiving feast
Two young children smiling at the camera while doing an activity together at a table inside the CHILD Center
Two representatives from the UF Dental program give dental screenings to children at the CHILD Center for Early Learning.
A sleepy-looking child gives two thumbs-up on the first morning of the new school year
A child wears a mask and a backpack, ready for a new school year after Summer 2021
A grown up carries a very small child in his arms on the first day of the 2021-22 school year.
A grown-up walks two young children into the CHILD Center on the first day of the 2021-22 school year
CHILD Center staff stand around an orange and blue birthday cake to celebrate the third birthday of the Center
CHILD Center staff all wear blue tee shirts and sit around tables for their Summer 2021 training
Gainesville Rotary Club members work together to install a new white fence behind the CHILD Center in Summer 2021
The raised garden beds at the CHILD Center stand in front of a new finished fence
The Summer 2021 graduates pose in a large group in blue caps and gowns. CHILD Center staff stand with them.
Summer 2021 CHILD Center graduates stand in a line wearing caps and gowns during the outdoor graduation ceremony
The Summer 2021 graduates pose in a large group before putting on their caps and gowns.
A child smiles out the window of a car decorated with a sign that reads, “#1 GRAD, YOU DID IT!”
A child stands in the CHILD Center parking lot holding helium balloons with “Congrats Grad” messages printed on them
A small child smiles out the window of a car at a CHILD Center staff member, and the grown-up driver looks back at her smiling
A child grins widely while riding in the back of a convertible during the “Buzz-By” graduation celebration
A young girl plays with toys floating in a bin of water at the CHILD Center
A young girl plays with toys on a purple tray at the CHILD Center
Two children play together inside the CHILD Center