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Mission and Goals
Vision
The NKU Early Childhood Center is the model of high quality early care and education in Northern Kentucky.
Mission
It is the mission of the NKU Early Childhood Center to provide a high quality early care and education program to children of all abilities, their families and the communities we serve by working collaboratively with parents, university departments and community resources, to access services which benefit the children, parents and staff in our program and promote lifelong learning. We will serve as a model program and training site for NKU students and the larger community.
Goals
Goal 1: Offer a quality environment and program that meets or exceeds national standards that will facilitate children's growth and development thereby setting the stage for school success and life long learning.
Goal 2: To support student parents to achieve their educational goals by providing a safe, quality environment for their children while attending classes.
Goal 3: Collaborate with university departments (e.g., education, social work, human services, nursing, psychology, accounting, marketing, business) to provide University students with a setting for observations, practicum experiences, research and internships related to the field of Early Care and Education.
Goal 4: Serve as a recruitment tool and support retention efforts of NKU for students to design and implement a parent support center.
Goal 5: Serve as a model program and training site for the larger community regarding quality care for children. (Public Engagement)