The
Children's Institute
"...The
EMU Children's Institute offers high quality early childhood education
program for the children of EMU students, faculty, staff and surrounding
communities. We offer varied programs designed to meet the needs
of students and working families."
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti,
Michigan 48197
Rackham Building Office: 734.487.2348 , 734.487.1126
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
Business Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
The
Children's Institute provides high-quality care and education
for children 18 months through 6 years. Full and half-day programs
are available for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners.
A special arrangement with the Ypsilanti Public School System
provides transportation to and from Perry Child Development Center
for the morning kindergarten program. Flights of Imagination,
the summer day camp program at the Children's Institute, offers
exciting and varied programs for children entering kindergarten
through first grade.
Parents
can contact Child Care
Network for referral to licensed childcare homes and centers
which take children under 18 months and over 6 years. They serve
Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe and Washtenaw counties.
Location
The
Children's Institute is located in the Rackham Building in the
heart of campus. Located off West Circle Drive.
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Curriculum
At
the Children's Institute we believe that the child defines the
curriculum and that children learn best through play. We follow
the guidelines of the National Association
for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), which suggest
that Developmentally Appropriate Practices are those
that provide opportunities and activities for children related
to their individual interests and institute's levels of development
and ability.
The
Institute's curriculum supports the development of children through
cognitive, language, social, emotional, creative, physical and
aesthetic activities. Active exploration of the environment through
child-initiated experiences comprises the majority of each child's
time at the Institute. Teachers provide opportunities for individual,
small group, and large group experiences to enhance the child's
own choices, and direct their own learning through out the day.
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