UMD Children's Place
Preschool in Duluth, MN 55812
UMD Childrens Place is founded in the belief of the critical importance of the first years of life and the need to embrace the diversity of our world today. The mission of UMD Childrens Place is three fold:
- To provide quality, nurturing care of children while their families are at work or study.
- To provide interdisciplinary educational opportunities for UMD students in order to enhance their classroom learning with practical experiences.
- To support the University of Minnesota mission of outreach and public service by providing an inclusive program to serve the greater Duluth area in addition to the UMD community.
- Child Ages:
- 6 weeks - 12 years
- Rates:
- $$
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- MinnesotaDepartmentofHumanServices
- Preschool:
- Yes
- Hours of Operation:
- Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Our Preschool classroom has children aged thirty-three months to the first day of kindergarten. This mixed age grouping provides a variety of social interactions and peer learning.
Because we strive to be a diverse setting, including children with special needs, children are given opportunities to discover how others are both alike and different from themselves.
We believe children learn best through play and engaging in natural social interactions with each other and their environments.
Teachers support this learning by
- Designing the classroom environment and curriculum around the needs and interests of the children.
- Carefully selecting classroom materials in order to give children the best developmentally appropriate learning opportunities to support and enhance childrens cognitive, social, emotional, and physical develop.
- Encouraging participation in both large and small group experiences, but also making alternative choices available
We also believe that partnering with families is essential for quality care
- We welcome parents in the classroom to share special talents or interests
- Daily communication is achieved through conversations at drop off and pick up times as well as conferences in the fall and spring.
- We respect that parents are a childs first and most important teacher and will work closely with families to ensure a continuity of care