Show 1 as pY B w i t L t o r. j I r. r F s 's t Theres There's Love Care F From r om s- s Love And Arid s By Emily Baker Since 1980 has maintained an Early f 1 Childhood Development Lab on campus 1 Jeralyn Lab Coordinator said aid The purpose p of the lab is to provide quality care and environment f for r each child and also provide de a training and learning I z experience for the lab students taking classes in Early j l Childhood Development I j 1 From 1980 through the 85 1984 fiscal year the thes located d the Center As Asi s 3 lab daycare was near College enter s i the college grew the facility was moved away from the 5 hustle and bustle of college liv live V The is located on on- the West side of campus and nd does not take children over the age of five or that Parents of the children 4 are are enrolled in a Kindergarten y z must be students at V F said Our main areas of development are fine motor motor self esteem 4 social cognitive gross i L self reliance science creativity dramatic play m music sic 1 sensory pre-math pre pre reading There are four different classes of children who i range in age from two to five years Each class has its own quarterly group name Starting with the 2 to 2 f 2 1 years the Fish swim through the terrible twos j From 2 21 2 2 1 to 3 years the take over The Birds follow next ages 3 to 4 4 learning how to spread f i their wings As independence grows the Stars ages 4 to 5 5 twinkle and shine There are 3 different of educators for the children This quarter there are 27 lab students 2 and 3 certified teachers Nancy Derbidge has worked at the for 2 21 2 2 1 years Derbidge has acquired her First Year T Teaching ad ing Degree AAS and is currently working on attaining her AS Degree in teaching elementary students f Derbidge states The parents play a b big g part in ini inthe i h the childs child's adjustment at the It is very hard for any child to adjust to having 2 or 3 differ different ent teachers providers especially if if t they are re It ey it r dumped into a new environment Children should have hav security in their lives no child likes change We try to provide the child with love and security When we give a child praise we praise the act of what they are doing not them selves This wont won't bring down their s self lf image if they forget to do the same thing the next day Love and caring seem to be the way the children are always handled at the This care teaches the children love gentleness and respect for everyone Kathy Anderson is a student majoring in Cosmetology She takes her two children Heather 2 and Scott 4 to the on campus She sees the thed d day y lab care from two different ways Anderson said The only thing that I can see is tha that Scott needs more discipline during the day He doesn't want to mind at home ome because he gets away with things at day care Scott has learned a lot at the since he has started said Anderson I just wish I 1 could take him to Kindergarten and still let him come to this day care for half a day Anderson talks about her daughters progress at th the with a slight smile on her face My little girl Heather has come out of her shell a lot and she is not as clingy as she used to be She talks more to others and is much more active They have done this all in one quarter Anderson says Both of my children like to go to the They have both learned so much I wouldn't change the way the children are taught only the number of teachers per child The is more like a home than a lab lab day day care Part of their philosophy is every child parent student student student stu stu- stu- stu dent and teacher is valued as a worthwhile individual with a unique learning style Every learner begins from where they are and progresses forward through experience experience experience ex ex- ex- ex and self discovery The Lab School strives to tobe tobe tobe be a place where such can learning tan can take placer place W |