There is one full-day, year-round program for twelve children who are two-years-old by Sept. 15. The program is offered from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The staff will provide an environment involving high quality practices based on developmentally appropriate experiences. Continuity of care will guide practices when working with the two-year-olds. Support and assistance will be provided while encouraging independence and respect for each child's unique and emerging abilities. Teachers will model appropriate behavior using positive guidance techniques.
There will be a combination of flexibility to meet the needs of individual children while following a schedule and establishing predictable routines. Play, routines, and a predictable sequence of events will be used to help children learn about the world around them, acquire skills, develop positive attitudes, and regulate their own behavior. Activity areas will be set up in the room to encourage each child to explore, discover, and create.
The children will experience indoor and outdoor play daily, weather permitting. Continual attention to health and safety practices will be evident throughout the program day. As part of the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program a daily nutritious lunch will be served in addition to a morning and afternoon snack.
The children who are two-years-old by September 15 are selected for this program based on age and gender using a lottery system. Transportation is the responsibility of the family. Siblings of children currently enrolled in the Lab School will receive special consideration, but no guarantee is made that siblings will be enrolled.
When considering enrollment for the program, it is important to consider the child's tolerance for interaction with many ISU student participants who have short-term contact with the children and the program. ISU student participants are assigned to teachers throughout the day to practice and learn safe, healthy, nurturing caregiving behaviors. In addition, each practicum student will have the opportunity to practice assessing, planning and implementing individualized activities with each child in order to meet individual needs. Other students, off-campus visitors, data-collectors, and researchers are able to observe the high quality care program from the spacious observation booth, which is equipped with audio and video-taping equipment. ISU faculty and students can also observe the activities through closed-circuit television for teaching purposes.
$25.00 non-refundable processing fee is due when the child is accepted for enrollment in the program. A $300.00 deposit fee is due upon acceptance into the program. When given thirty days written notice of withdrawal from the program, the deposit fee will be applied to the final bill.
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