The center I am observing is the Child Development Consortium at the LAC+ USC Hospital in the East Los Angeles area. The director of the center is Francis Avila. The classroom in which I conducted my ITERS observation was led by teacher Rosemary. There are a total of 12 children in the classroom but it varies depending if the child attends all five days of the week. The ratio of children per teacher is 3:1 even up to 4. There are at least 3 teachers present in the room while 2 of them are full time. The children ranging from ages 2 months to 2 years of age. The centers philosophy is to provide a high quality, developmentally appropriate program that is physically safe, emotionally nurturing and intellectually stimulating for young children,