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  • Make A Gift

    Make A Gift

    March 14, 2019

    Make A Gift With your help, the Early Learning Center is able to provide our children with the highest quality education and care while preparing our University students with the knowledge and experiences they need to become leaders in their fields. Ea …

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  • New Castle County Master Gardeners work with students at UD's Early Learning Center.

    Edible Forest Garden

    June 24, 2019

    UD students learn and help staff teach children where food comes from On an overcast Saturday morning, staff and volunteers gathered at the Early Learning Center and Laboratory Preschool, both located on the University of Delaware’s Children’s Campus. …

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  • Civil rights activist and self-described "Grandmother of Juneteenth," Opal Lee reads to students at the Early Learning Center, as part of her visit to the University of Delaware.

    Grandmother of Juneteenth

    November 22, 2021

    At 89 years old, Opal Lee, a retired teacher, counselor, community activist and organizer, decided she had not done enough. Yes, she had planned and celebrated Juneteenth in Fort Worth, Texas for more than 40 years. But now it was 2016, and many Americ …

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  • March 26: COVID-19 Update

    March 26: COVID-19 Update

    March 26, 2020

    March 26, 2020 Dear ELC families, I hope that you and your families are staying well and weathering the storm brought about by the COVID-19 situation. On March 24, UD President Assanis announced that faculty and staff of the University of Delaware woul …

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  • March 19: COVID-19 Update

    March 19: COVID-19 Update

    March 19, 2020

    March 19, 2020 Dear ELC families, I hope this message finds you and your families well. I am writing to confirm and clarify that the Early Learning Center tentatively plans to resume its schedule Monday, March 30. UD President Dennis Assanis announced …

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  • Anti Bias Education

    Anti Bias Education

    October 30, 2020

    At the University of  Delaware Early Learning Center our goal is to nurture within each individual a disposition to speak for peace, understanding and justice.  In our classrooms and program, we are pursing the four core goals of Anti-Bias education fo …

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  • May 11, 2020: COVID-19 Update

    May 11, 2020: COVID-19 Update

    May 11, 2020

    Dear Families, We hope this message finds you and your family healthy and well.  Due to continued State of Delaware and University of Delaware restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Early Learning Center will remain closed until July 1, or …

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