Child Development Center

We look forward to seeing serving you this month and showing you just THANKFUL we are for the families of the Child Development Center.

The CDC was blessed to be able to have several BIG, group activities during the month of October that allowed all of our classrooms to interact with each other. Check out some snapshots from the fun below 🔽

American Sign Language (ASL) has been proven to help babies communicate better and sooner, as well as leading to higher reading levels in toddlers to young children. Learning ASL enhances cognition and improves hand/eye coordination.

The JSU Child Development Center is excited to welcome one of our newest student workers, Alex, who brings to the table his fluency in ASL! The children at the center will be experiencing weekly ASL lessons with Alex this semester.

Thank you for teaching us Mr. Alex!

What's a more fun and festive way to wrap up Hispanic Heritage Month here at the CDC then with a PARADE!

The children of the Child Development Center would like to say a special THANK YOU to all our guest readers who participated in the second annual Sandra Stone "Day of Reading"

Dr. Christi Trucks - PreK 1

Mrs. Amy Crotts - PreK 2

Campus Relations Officer Adam Green - PreK 1, 2, & 3

Taylor Holder - PreK 3

Mrs. Kristi Smith - PreK 1

Vice Provost Staci Stone - PreK 2

Ms. Emily White - Infants

Amber Law - 1 Year Olds

Dr. Christie Calhoun - 2 Year Olds

Provost Christie Shelton - 3 Year Olds

We very much enjoyed your stories and your visit! Please come back and see us again soon!

Check out all the fun we had last month!

Our infants are enjoying the fall leaves!

October kicked off our tree studies!

These babies enjoy making a sensory tree with friends.

Since October is Fire Safety Month, the children of the JSU Child Development Center were treated to some EXTRA fire safety fun!

Our friends from the Jacksonville Alabama Fire Department taught us how to crawl low during a fire, demonstrated the truck lights and sirens, and answered questions from inquisitive minds this morning. We even had a couple of teachers who got to become "real" firemen!

Thanks for spending the morning with us JFD!! We love our Community Helpers

Happy Halloween from the Infants!

Check out our classroom newsletter below...

Check out all the fun we had in October!

Check out all the fun we had during the past month!

Celebrating October Birthdays with Friends!

Our 2-year-old friends had a great time collecting leaves on the playground as they continued their studies about trees!

Please see the class newsletter below

Here is a look at all the fun we had the past month!

👻🎃 Prepping for Halloween, our 3-year-olds participated in an extra special activity... “Mummy Wrap Race”! They worked on their team building and gross motor skills all while having fun.

The three’s enjoyed talking about the different parts of trees. We learned that trees can grow from an acorn, and lots of times, squirrels are the ones who plant them. They got to see the roots coming out of an acorn, along with the tree starting to grow. Then we ended our discussion exploring the different parts of trees!

Check out our classroom newsletter below...

Here's a look at all the fun we had in October!

Have you heard of "Dogs in the Classroom"?

This exciting new program teams teachers with well-trained therapy animals...allowing them to visit schools, improving the health and well-being of students.

Our PreK 1 Classroom enjoyed a visit from Ms. Angela and Louie, the poodle. It's safe to say the children LOVED it!! Thank you for visiting us!

*We would also like to say a big congratulations and THANK YOU to PreK Lead Teacher, Brittany Craig, for taking the time to apply for the "Dogs in the Classroom" grant and for being selected. Her dedication certainly paid off for her students!

🍂🍃PreK 1 spent time exploring the Fall leaves as they learned more about the trees in this month's curriculum

Happy Halloween from PreK 1!

Check out our classroom newsletter below...

Here's a look at all the fun we had in October!

Pre-K 2 had the best time with our FCS lab student, Miss G and her pumpkin explosion science experiment! Students were able to predict whether water or vinegar mixed with baking soda would make me the pumpkins explode. Then, they were able to check their predictions with the experiment results. Way to go Miss G! We love learning with you!

Show and share with letter D in Pre-K 2!

Happy Halloween from PreK 2!

Here's a look at all the fun we had during the month of October!

Since October is Fire Safety Month, the children of the JSU Child Development Center were treated to some EXTRA fire safety fun!

Our friends from the Jacksonville Alabama Fire Department taught us how to crawl low during a fire, demonstrated the truck lights and sirens, and answered questions from inquisitive minds this morning. We even had a couple of teachers who got to become "real" firemen!

Thanks for spending the morning with us JFD!! We love our Community Helpers

Happy Halloween from PreK 3!

Joining with our friends for Halloween pajamas and an extra spooky themed breakfast was the perfect way to kick of our Friday.

The JSU Child Development Center would like to say an extra special THANKS to all those who helped make this morning a success for our little ones!

Jax State President

Jax State Office of Philanthropy

Disability Support Services/DREAM Team

Student Success

Office of Financial Aid

Student Accounts

Controllers Office

Office of the Registrar

Auxiliary & Business Services

Jax State Hospitality

Jax State Bookstore

Honors & Special Programs

Jax State Dean of Student's Office

Psychology Club

LAE/Criminal Justice

Houston Cole Library

Lamba Sigma Honor Society

Center for Best Practices in Law Enforcement

UPD/Department of Public Safety

Jax State Track/Cross Country

Jax State Cheerleading

CEPS Dean

ECE/EED Lit Block Students

...and of course...COCKY!!

You guys made this Halloween the best ever! We can't wait to see what the future holds for the CDC at Jax State.