| About Center Program | |
| Center I | Center II |
| Center III - Headstart | Early Learning Center |
| Hours Open | Center Phone Numbers |
| Babysitting Exchange | Family Resources |
| Choosing a Day Care | |
About the Center Program
Rates: Call the Office to find out about the individual rates.
Age Appropriate: All activities are developed and intended to be age appropriate for the group.
Activity Program: The program emphasizes developmentally appropriate activities and the expansion of experiences. Each day a variety of activities takes place that promotes cognitive skills, self-help skills, social skills, large and small motor control and creativity. All of this is accomplished through teacher-directed activities, large and small group activities and through play. The concern is for the whole child and his/her needs.
Schedule: A daily schedule and weekly activity plan are posted at each center.
Teacher-Directed Activities: Some of the teacher-directed activities may include organized games, music, creative movement, literature, creative dramatics, finger-plays, poetry, language development, songs, concept development, special unit topics and special projects.
Small Group: Small group activities may include manipulative games, shelf games, puzzles, books, records
Activities: listening center, discovery center, learning center, etc.
Free Choice Activities: The child's free choice of all materials and equipment available, includes shelf and table toys, learning centers, blocks, trucks, art, water, grain, unit learning centers, games, etc.
Outside Play: Children play outside each day for at least a few minutes. Please provide appropriate clothing; includes both free choice and teacher directed non-competitive games.
Quiet Time: Staff daily record child's sleeping and resting practices. Reports are made available to parents at the end of each week.
Field Trips: Field trips are a part of the program. You will always be notified in advance about field trips and permission slips will be required. However, you will not be notified in advance about walking trips the group may decide to take in the university or center area, or about regularly scheduled outings that have been posted.
Sample Day: Children and teachers are discussing colors: One day is "Green Day." Possible activities would include playing in green water, yellow and blue easel paint, green play-dough, describe and imitate green "things," matching and sorting games, green snack, finger play "Ten Green Frogs," story Green Eggs and Ham , green collage, cutting and pasting green pictures, creative movement with green streamers, organized games and songs, (stand up when the color green is sung), etc.
Children's Learning Center I
McGill Hall Room 001, University Main Hall
A child care and preschool program.
- Full day enrollment; 2-5 days per week
- Ages 3-6 years, completely toilet trained
- Program follows the University calendar
- 7:30-5:30
Children's Learning Center II
Craighead 115, University Villages
A child care and preschool program.
- Full day or half day enrollment; 2-5 days per week (may enroll for a combination)
- Ages 3-6 years, completely toilet trained
- Program operates on an extended calendar
- 7:30-5:30
- AM 7:30-12:30
- PM 11:00-5:30
- After School 3:00-5:30
We will also meet the closest bus stop for Lewis & Clark.
Children's Learning Center III / Headstart Partnership
Craighead 112, University Villages
A child care and preschool program.
- Full day enrollment; 5 days per week
- Ages 3-4 years, completely toilet trained
- Children must qualify through Headstart & for State paid child care assistance. Call the office for more information.
- 7:30-5:30
Early Learning Center
Craighead 113, University Villages
A child care and age appropriate activity program.
- Full day enrollment; 2-5 days per week
- First enrollment option to those needing care 5 days per week
- Ages 2 & 3 years; do not need to be toilet trained
- Program operates on an extended calendar
- 7:30-5:30
Hours Open for Service
- Children's Learning Center I - McGill Hall
- Regular School Year - Full Day - 7:30-5:30
- Summer - Closed
- Children's Learning Center II - Craighead 115
- Regular School Year
- Full Day - 7:30-5:30
- AM - 7:30-12:30
- PM - 11:00-5:30
- After School - 3:00-5:30
- Summer - Full Day - 7:15-5:30
- Children's Learning Center III/Headstart Partnership - Craighead 112
- Regular School Year - Full Day - 7:30-5:30
- Summer - Full Day - 7:15-5:30
- Early Learning Center - Craighead 113
- Regular School Year - Full Day - 7:30-5:30
- Summer - Full Day - 7:15-5:30
- School Age Summer Fun Center - Craighead
- Summer - Full Day - 7:15-5:30
Center Phone Numbers
- Children's Learning Center I (McGill Hall) 243-2252
- Children's Learning Center II (Craighead 115) 721-8722
- Children's Learning Center III/Headstart Partnership (Craighead 112) 549-0234
- Children's Early Learning Center (Craighead 113) 542-8359
- School's Out Summer Fun Center -- see director
Please feel free to call whenever questions or problems arise.
Babysitting Exchange
A bulletin board is located in the University Center , outside the ASUM Child Care office, for exchanging evening and weekend babysitting needs and services.
Family Resources
Information on family issues and concerns is available in the program office on a variety of child care issues.