The philosophy of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s Child Care Education Program is that learning ensues when children are actively involved (both physically and cognitively) in experiences that are age appropriate, individually appropriate and culturally appropriate. The Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum is based on the needs, interests, and abilities of the children in all domains of development - social, emotional, cognitive, and physical.

Purposes

Provide a laboratory setting for university students with practical experiences and facilitation of research projects.

Provide a year round high quality child care and education setting for young children.

Provide a model child care and education facility for the community

Center Information

• Open Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. except during scheduled closings for university holidays and teacher workdays
  
• Total enrollment of 82 children ages 4 months to 5 years
  
• Located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 3 separate locations: North Drive, Carter Center, and Curry
  
• Each location is an individually licensed center and has been issued a 5 Star License by the Division of Child Development with the State of North Carolina
  
• The Child Care Education Program has been awarded accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children
  
• Each of our six classrooms employs 2 degreed teachers and a student intern/employee
  
• Preschool classrooms (ages 2-5) have 14-17 children; the Toddler classroom (ages 12-24 months) have 10 children; and the Infant classroom (ages 4-12 months) has 7 children
  
• CCEP provides 2 well-balanced snacks each day for the toddler and preschool classrooms and 3 catered lunches each week for the preschool classrooms. Parents provide individually appropriate food for the infants and bag lunches for the toddlers each day and two days a week for the preschool classrooms.

Purpose and Objectives Statement