Keep track of all the important dates for the Hiersteiner Child Development Center.
2026
August
3-7 HCDC Closed — Staff Training & Professional Development
7 New School Year Orientation
10-21 Optional Care for Fall Enrolled Families Only*
24 Start of Regular Fall Session and JCCC Fall Courses
September
7 HCDC Closed: Labor Day
October
26 Optional Care Registration Opens for Dec. 14-23 and Jan. 5-15
30 Registration Closes for Winter Optional Care at 5:30 p.m.
November
25-27 HCDC Closed: Thanksgiving Break (W-F)
December
11 Last Day of Fall Semester and Regular Care
14-23 Optional Care*
24-31 HCDC Closed-Winter Break
2027
January
1 HCDC Closed-Winter Break
4 HCDC Closed-HCDC Professional Development Day
5-15 Optional Care*
18 HCDC Closed-MLK Day
19 Start of Regular Spring Semester and JCCC Spring Courses
February
1 Optional Care Registration Opens for March 15-19 and May 17-28, June 1-4
5 Registration Closes for Spring and Summer Optional Care at 5:30 p.m.
10-17 Scholastic Book Fair
March
15-19 Optional Care* (JCCC Spring Break)
April
5 2027-2028 Re-Enrollment Opens
9 2027-2028 Re-Enrollment Closes at 5:30 p.m.
May
14 Last Day of Spring Semester and Regular Care
17-28 Optional Care*
31 HCDC Closed-Memorial Day
June
1-4 Optional Care*
7 Start of Regular Summer Semester and JCCC Summer Courses
18 HCDC Closed-Juneteenth Observed
July
5 HCDC Closed: 4th of July Observed
30 Last Day of Summer and Regular Care
August
2-6 HCDC Closed: Staff Training and Professional Development
*Note: Enrollment periods designated “Optional Enrollment” are not included in the annual contract period(s). There are designated time periods of application for enrollment for each optional enrollment period. Applications submitted after the deadline will be placed on a waiting list for possible availability and are subject to a $25 late fee. Each Optional Care Period is a separate week of tuition. If you do not register your child, you are not charged, but your child CANNOT attend. If you register your child, you will be charged for each corresponding week you select. Tuition is based on optional care reserved, not on actual attendance for those weeks.