MTSU Child Development Center

MTSU Child Development Center The Child Development Center serves as a clinical experience and practice site for pre-service teachers. We encourage attitudes of acceptance and understanding.

Our center is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and has earned Tennessee's highest 3-Star quality rating for our facility from the Tennessee Department of Human Services (DHS). Our site also provides an environment in which research and development activities may be conducted. Our teaching staff use multiple instructional approaches to optimize chil

dren's opportunities for learning. We use reciprocal communication with families with sensitivity to cultural contexts to assess children's developmental needs and progress. Teachers' knowledge of each child helps to plan appropriately challenging activities that respond to each child's strengths and needs. We believe that children are active learners and unique individuals. We value the contributions that cultural, racial, and socioeconomic diversity, and gender differences bring to the program. We encourage the acquisition of competencies in language, cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills. Our program employs and supports a teaching staff that has the educational qualifications, knowledge, and professional commitment necessary to promote children's learning and development and to support families' diverse needs and interests.

07/04/2024

Happy Fourth of July, Blue Raiders!! 🇺🇸 💙

06/19/2024

Middle Tennessee State University will be closed Wednesday, June 19, for the Juneteenth U.S. federal and state holiday.

06/04/2024

8 Children's Books About Juneteenth

On June 19, we celebrate Juneteenth, but what exactly is Juneteenth?

Okay, imagine a big party where everyone celebrates because it’s like the birthday of freedom for some people. Juneteenth is a special day when we remember when all the people who were enslaved in the United States found out they were free. It’s like a big happy day to remember and celebrate when everyone got to be free together. Some people celebrate with music, dancing, yummy food, and lots of fun! It’s a day of joy and remembering how important freedom is for everyone. How will you celebrate?

Want ways to explain the importance of Juneteenth to a young child? Try reading a book about it!
• Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper
• The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States by Alliah L. Agostini
• Jayylen’s Juneteenth Surprise by Lavaille Lavette
• Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem by Sojourner Kincaid Rolle
• Juneteenth Is by Natasha Tripplett
• A Flag for Juneteenth by Kim Taylor
• All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom by Angela Johnson
• The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson
Visit your local library to check out these books, or to find new favorites.

Thank you for going us on our final family outing for the fall semester! We have enjoyed these outings and spending some...
12/08/2023

Thank you for going us on our final family outing for the fall semester! We have enjoyed these outings and spending some time with all of our families outside of the center so much! Enjoy the winter break.

We are a fancy bunch! Thank you for celebrating the end of the year at our Fancy Dance Party!
12/05/2023

We are a fancy bunch! Thank you for celebrating the end of the year at our Fancy Dance Party!

Teddy Bear Picnic! 🧸
11/14/2023

Teddy Bear Picnic! 🧸

Thank you all for joining us for our final toddler make-n-take!
11/10/2023

Thank you all for joining us for our final toddler make-n-take!

Camo day fun!
11/09/2023

Camo day fun!

Am preschool was such great helpers to clean off the equipment to officially reopen our playground! We can’t wait to enj...
11/07/2023

Am preschool was such great helpers to clean off the equipment to officially reopen our playground! We can’t wait to enjoy the nice weather outside as long as it is here!

Another fun filled spirit week has come to an end! We love to see all the creativity shine when picking out outfits for ...
11/02/2023

Another fun filled spirit week has come to an end! We love to see all the creativity shine when picking out outfits for the week.

Thank you preschool families for another fun make-n-take with the practicum students!
10/20/2023

Thank you preschool families for another fun make-n-take with the practicum students!

Thank you everyone for joining us for another Family Outing. We hope you had as much fun as we did at Lucky Ladd Farm.
10/13/2023

Thank you everyone for joining us for another Family Outing. We hope you had as much fun as we did at Lucky Ladd Farm.

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820 Fairview Building Suites 113/117
Murfreesboro, TN
37132

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm

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