NAEYC-accredited through 2028, Patrick Wade Child Development Center runs the Navy's Point Loma CDC on Hornet Way serving children ages 6 weeks through 5 for active-duty families. Part of the Commander, Navy Installations Command Child and Youth Programs system alongside the Child Development Center at Naval Base Point Loma, the center participates in the USDA food program and follows annually unannounced Naval Personnel Command inspections plus monthly fire, safety, and preventive medicine checks. Curriculum follows NAEYC developmentally appropriate practice standards with a training curriculum specialist on staff ensuring program assistants stay current on teaching methods across infant, toddler, and preschool classrooms. Families moving through the CDC program eventually feed into the Point Loma Cluster schools serving large military populations, anchored by Dana Middle School, with the continuity helping PCS-transferred kids maintain school friendships across deployment cycles. Highest-demand enrollments are infant slots at 6 weeks for sailors returning from parental leave to sea duty rotations, where CDC staffing ratios and NAEYC-standard caregiver continuity become operational readiness factors for the Navy rather than just childcare preferences.