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Highlights
Where Everybody Belongs
At St. David's Center, inclusion is not a practice or an educational strategy, it is a value. Learn how preschool children, like Jonathan, benefit when they have opportunities to play and learn side-by-side with children of all abilities. Watch video.

Play for All
St. David's Center opened the first toddler playground in Minnesota combining inclusive and natural play elements in September 2010. Learn more.
Importance of Early Intervention
Learn how preschool children with developmental challenges, like Joey and Drew, make gains faster thanks to intensive, targeted intervention early in life. Watch video.
Give Smart
St. David's Center proudly meets all of the Charity Review Council's Accountability Standards for non-profits. Charities that meet all standards are granted the use of the Council's "Meets Standards" seal which gives donors indication of a charity's commitment to accountable and ethical practices. Learn more.

What is St. David's Center?
With a 50-year history, St. David's Center has grown and changed based on community need. Learn more about the organization today and our goals for the future in this video overview. 


Events and Trainings
February 2012
Be Mine Ball
Friday, February 10
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
St. David's Center Gym
It's all about love! Join us for an evening of Valentine's fun which includes music and dancing with Kidsdance, crafts, cupcakes and cookies! Activities are appropriate for children under 10 years. St. David's Center will not have designated childcare staff on site. Parents, please plan to supervise your children at all times. Register online or contact Layne at (952) 548-8627 for more information. Space is limited.
February CES: Understanding Your Child's Developing Brain
Thursday, February 23
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
St. David's Center Gym
Join us as Scott Harmon, LCSW, introduces some key findings on brain development and translates those findings into concepts that can be incorporated into our role as caregivers. This event is free and open to the public. Register online by February 16 to participate. Contact Layne at 952-548-8627 for more information.
2012 St. David's Center Make Them Shine Gala
Saturday, March 10, 2012
6:00 p.m.
International Market Square
275 Market Street, Minneapolis
Join us at our annual fundraising gala with esteemed guest Megan Gunnar, Ph.D., McKnight University professor. Inside every child is a spark. Light the way. Make them shine.
6th Annual Fall Festival: Get Out and Grow!
Our 6th Annual St. David's Center Fall Festival: Get Out and Grow! presented by The Mosaic Company provided opportunities for more than 1,000 children and families to get outside and grow their minds and bodies -- from yoga to rock climbing, birdfeeders to fish prints, bugs to horses. The October 1, 2011 event raised more than $20,000 for St. David's Center. See the recap.
For a full list of St. David's Center trainings and events, please see our calendar.
Questions about our events? Contact our Special Events Coordinator at (952) 548-8627 or events@stdavidscenter.org.
St. David's Center for Child & Family Development | 3395 Plymouth Road Minnetonka, MN 55305 | (952) 939-0396
Serving Minneapolis and the Greater Twin Cities Metro

