High quality early childhood care and education

Clinical field-experience

Site for teacher, student, and faculty research

Did you know?

• Cognitive, language, social and physical skills progress when children engage in play. Quality early childhood programs recognize this important component of education and facilitate play opportunities that lead to competent and confident minds.
• Reading with young children is incredibly important. Sharing the joy of books fosters relationships, enhances knowledge, advances language development and encourages young readers and writers.
• Preschool age children learn best when they feel safe, when learning activities reflect their individual interests, and when they have opportunity to investigate, create and play.
• High quality preschool programs value relationships and foster a sense of community where children, families and teachers grow and learn together.
• Supervised field experiences are essential for preparing future teachers. Early childhood classrooms that model best practice teaching strategies serve as important learning environments for young children and teacher candidates alike.