Welcome to
the Northern Kentucky University’s Early Childhood
Center!
As a member of the National
Coalition for Campus Children’s Centers, National
Association for the Education of Young Children,
Southern Early Childhood Association, and Kentucky
Association for Early Childhood Education we know that
early childhood programs located on college and
university campuses typically operate at significantly
higher levels of quality than their counterparts in the
community. There is a range of reasons that this
is true. First and foremost is the standard that
has been set for excellence in service delivery and
quality of early care and education for young children;
our staff are employees of the university helping to
ensure higher salaries and benefits; our student
assistants are selected based on maturity, previous
experience, and a commitment to learn and grow as future
early childhood professionals; we have relationships
with various academic departments which frequently
energize our classroom practices; parents using our
center have proven to be better advocates for their
children and our program. We have made a
commitment to life-long learning, which stays at the
forefront of all of our teaching practices. With
all of these things in mind, we are continuously
developing new ideas to ‘raise the bar’ on early
childhood education.
The
NKU Early Childhood Center is a not-for-profit
organization annually serving over 125 children two
through 12 years of NKU students, faculty and staff as
well as members of the community. The ECC is
located on the first floor of the Business Education
Psychology Center (BEP). We are licensed and
regulated by the Kentucky Cabinet for Families and
Children and accredited through the National Association
for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
In addition to
providing high quality care and education, the Early
Childhood Center is also available for observation,
research, data collection, and completion of various
course requirements. Because our space is small, we must
limit the number of visitors present at any one time.
Please stop by the Center to sign up for a specific
time. All visitors must also sign in and out each time
they come to the Center.
Parents who enroll their children in our program,
most of whom are NKU students, do so understanding that
part of our central mission is to serve as a training
site and research facility. Parents can be confident
that all observations will be handled in a professional
manner, with strict adherence to confidentiality.
The NKU ECC is a
self-supporting department within the university.
All of our expenses are paid from the child care tuition
that parents pay. We are continuously striving to
develop new ways to raise funds through grants, private
donations and the campus campaign. If you want to
help click here:
I
want to make a difference in the lives of young
children!
Parents’ and
Children’s Rights
Kentucky
state legislation requires that all parents and children
served by an early childhood program, facility or home,
have and be made aware of these basic rights:
Children’s Rights:
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The right
to be free from physical or mental abuse
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The right
not to be subjected to abusive language or abusive
punishment
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The right
to be in the care of adults who shall meet their
health, safety, and developmental needs
Parents’/Guardians’ Rights
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The right
to have access to their children at all times the
child is in care and access to the provider caring
for their child during normal hours of operation and
whenever the children are in the care of the
provider
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The right
to be provided with child care regulatory standards,
if applicable; where to direct questions about
regulatory standards; and how to file a complaint
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The right
to file a complaint against a child care provider
without any retribution against the parent,
custodian, guardian or child
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The right
to review and discuss with the provider any state
reports and deficiencies revealed by such reports.
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