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Mission:
Philosophy:
Client Overview
The Helen R. Godfrey-University Child Learning and Care Center is dedicated to
providing a high-quality, developmentally appropriate environment for children and
their families. We are a model educational and training site collaborating with
partners throughout the UWSP and community for early childhood development,
teacher education, and UWSP students.
Our underlying philosophy is that children learn through play, and our goal is to provide
many kinds of play experiences, supporting each child’s progress at their
own pace. Based on the assumption that all children have strengths, we promote the
positive accomplishments each child makes. The center’s programming emphasizes
cognition and general knowledge, language and communication, social emotional,
diversity and learning, and health and physical development. Families are valued for
the support they provide their children, for the partnerships they build with our staff, for
their eagerness to help and for their willingness to entrust their children into our care.
We believe that the college students who participate in our programs at all levels of study
from beginning observations to student teaching/practicums are unique, integral, and
valuable members of our learning-teaching community.
Key Indicators of Success
• 81 children enrolled
• 13 children of diversity
• 6 children with special needs
(dysplasia, global dyspraxis, autism, dyspraxia, emotional
behavioral disorder, speech/language)
• 32 student parents
• 47 student employees
• 183 students using the UCLCC for
practicum/learning experience
Quality Assurance
Five star YoungSTar rating (only
group child care center in the area
rated this high) and National
Accreditation from the NAEYC
(only center in the area with the most
well-known, prestigious
accreditation body)
Service Indicators
Services
• Child care services for students, staff, and community for 42
years. Only NAEYC accredited program in the community
• Student employment (employ approx. 35-50 students, larger
area on campus)
• Practicum and Student Teaching educational programming
• Lab observation opportunities for a variety of academic
programs (Education, Family Consumer Science,
Communicative Disorders, Sociology, Psychology)
• Collaborations with UWSP students in the Physical
Education, Art, and Dance programs to utilize children for their
experiential learning
• Early Childhood Education training to community
members through Leading the Way annual conference
• Collaboration with Stevens Point Area School District (4K
program), MSTC and NTC for student education placements,
SPASH for student observation hours
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Meals provided through the Federal Child and Adult Care
Food Program (CACFP) in collaboration with UWSP Dining
Services
• Participation in the local Food Fundraiser to help support
the center and our local economy
• Parent Education Programming
• Over 2,400 hours open available to providing child care services throughout the year
• 150 hours of volunteer time
• 800 hours of student teaching practicum
• Over 1,250 hours of student observations done for academic coursework at the center
• 3 children enrolled in collaboration with Suzuki Music Camp