The Creative Pre-School
Celebrating Over 50 Years!
The Creative Center for Childhood
Research and Training, Inc. (CCCRT)
The Creative Center for Childhood Research and Training, Inc. (CCCRT) is co-located with the Creative Pre-School, the home of the Beyond Centers & Circle Time Curriculum. The Creative Pre-School program is used as a lab school for training and research conducted by consultants from CCCRT in coordination with Creative Pre-School staff. CCCRT consultants tour over 3,000 interested adults through Creative’'s model program each year.
CCCRT offers educational resources, professional services, scholarly publications and state-of-the-art training to adults working within the field of early childhood education and care.
The goals of CCCRT are to provide training and conduct research that focuses on the development of young children with and without disabilities, create high quality early childhood programs, and teach others how to organize early childhood programs for excellence. Through over 25 years of research and 35 years of direct experience with young children, the staff at the Creative Pre-School and the consultants of CCCRT have perfected the Beyond Centers & Circle Time Curriculum.
For information about upcoming presentations or to schedule a training or keynote address for your staff or organization, contact Dr. Pamela Phelps at cccrt@comcast.net.
Pamela C. Phelps, Ph.D.
Owner, Creative Preschool
Early Childhood Specialist
Dr. Pamela Phelps is the creator of the Creative Pre-School Model Program and the author of the Beyond Centers and Circle Time Curriculum. After nine years of teaching kindergarten and first grade in Florida's public schools, she retired from the system to start her own early childhood program. With the help of talented, dedicated staff, she has perfected the programming and today the Creative Pre-School is recognized as a national and state model for the inclusion of children with disabilities, nationally accredited, and a Florida "Gold Seal" program.
She is the Vice-Chair of CCCRT and active in local, state, and national professional organizations. She works as an advocate for young children and their families on both the state and national levels. She is a past chair of the State of Floridas Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Services appointed by the Commissioner of Education for the State of Florida and a past member of The Florida Interagency Council for Infants and Toddlers. She has published articles in professional early childhood and special education journals; directed research in early childhood settings; and regularly conducts workshops for educators and parents on play and play environments, behavior management, and numerous other topics related to young children.
