Here’s an article about the new early childhood center in the Flowing Wells school district.
Students from UA’s program in early childhood education go there for training, and Flowing Wells school district teachers and other staff can send their kids there for $16 a day. Whoa. It sounds like a great program, serving the needs of parents and UA students alike.
I’ve often wondered why UA doesn’t have a set-up like this. We have both the early childhood education program as well as programs in family studies and human development. There is a built-in population of student in need of training–and of course a multitude of UA/UMC staff and faculty (and some students!) with preschool age kids needing quality child care. An on-campus early childhood education center that serves the needs of UA students AND UA families…
Anyone have any insights into this? Has the idea been considered and dismissed? Has it been done in the past?
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1 Tepary // Aug 26, 2010 at 6:01 am
It has been thought of, and not dismissed. I believe that having a University based center (that is born out of departments on campus) has been dismissed, but having on campus child care offered has not been dismissed. The Commission for the Status of Women (an on campus group) has been involved along with other groups in seeking bids from outside companies to offer on campus care. During President Likins dismissed the idea as any endeavor couldn’t be offered to all staff/ faculty and students. I don’t think Dr. Shelton has dismissed it, there are issues of location and financial investment I think. I can probably find out more soon. We are the only Pac-10 University without on campus daycare. For it to happen it requires a strong effort from the campus community.