The Child Development Center

As we enter this month of thanksgiving, we focus on the things we are truly thankful for...

• our little learners
• their supporting families
• our wonderful teachers and staff
• and the support of the Jax State College of Education

November 4th - PreK Parent Engagement Event at 4pm

November 5th and 6th - Fall Photos

November 10th - Our CDC Student Library Opens!

November 11th - Family Engagement Night (Cooking w/ Dr. Best)

November 21st - CDC Thanksgiving Feast

November 24th through November 28th - CAMPUS CLOSED for Thanksgiving Break

We are so excited to share that our CCAMPIS (Child Care Access Means Parents in School) program officially launched Monday, October 13th!

This new program is designed to support student parents by providing access to quality childcare at no cost to you. Our goal is to help you stay focused on your academic goals while knowing your child is in a safe and nurturing environment.

Several of our CCAMPIS Student Leads/Workers will be familiar faces to the CDC...

We will also be welcoming some new faces...

The CDC Admin Team would like to extend a warm welcome to Mrs. Anna Rebekah Smith, the new Co-Coordinator for the CCAMPIS Grant Program.

Mrs. Smith comes to us after several years of coordinating programs with both young and older children, as well as with a background in outreach. She will be working directly with our CCAMPIS families and coordinating programing on their behalf. We are excited to have her as part of the team!

President Killingsworth has graciously given the Jax State staff early dismissal for Christmas Break. We are very thankful for this extra time to spend with our families, but it will also alter our 2025-2026 calendar.

The CDC will dismiss for Christmas break on December 12th and will return January 5th. State has approved that February 16th and April 3rd will be half days for all Pre-K students. Pre-K will dismiss at 11:30 on those days. (These were closed days prior to the holiday announcement) The other half of the day will be Professional Development for the teachers.

Our new CDC Student Library opens on November 3rd! Students will be allowed to "visit" the library in POD 2 and select their very own book. To ensure fairness and responsibility, the following guidelines will be in place:

• Only one book may be checked out at a time.
• Books must be returned before another book can be checked out.
• A $10 fee will be added to your student's ProCare account if a book is lost or damaged.

All students will need a permission form on file to participate!

To celebrate our new library, the CDC will be hosting a Storybook Character Parade on November 3rd. Start planning today who you can dress up as!

The JSU Child Development Center was excited to be a reader stop for the 3rd Annual "Sandra Stone: Day of Reading". Our littles thoroughly enjoyed their guests!! Thank you to all our wonderful readers...

Ms. Liz Freed - Infant Classroom

Mr. Adam Green - Infant Classroom

Dean Tracey Matthews - Ones Classroom

Dr. Heidi Dempsey - Ones Classroom

Dr. Ashley Turner - Twos Classroom

Mr. Adam Green - Twos Classroom

Dr. Christie Calhoun - Threes Classroom

Dr. David Dempsey - Threes Classroom

Mrs. Anna Rebekah Smith - PreK 1

Dr. Stacey Stone - PreK 1

Provost Christie Shelton - PreK 1

Dr. Wendy Stephens - PreK 2

Dr. Christi Trucks - PreK 3

The CDC went PINK during the month of October is support of Breast Cancer Awareness.

Our Three-year-old and Pre-K teachers were able to attend the Alabama Early Childhood Education Conference in Birmingham this year. They acquired so many fundamental skills to bring back to the classroom!

“Play is crucial for neural connections that build the brains foundation for self regulation and emotional intelligence.”

Now let’s go play!!

The JSU Child Development Center would like to say a huge THANK YOU to the departments and offices that participated in our Trunk-or-Treat:

Jacksonville State University Alumni Association

Jax State Office for Philanthropy

Financial Aid

Registrar Office

The Center for Best Practices in Law Enforcement at JSU

University Police

JSU Honors Program

Jax State Track & Field

Jax State UREC

Jax State Bookstore

Library Services

Center for Evaluation, Research, and Innovation

JSU College of Education and Professional Studies

Provost's Office

President's Office

First & Second Year Experience

VP of University Philanthropy

Office of Sponsored Programs

Jacksonville State University Dean of Students Office

Student Accounts

Controllers Office

Disability Support Services/DREAM Team

JSU Auxiliary and Business Services

Academic Support & Success

Here are just a few of the FUN things we did this past month...

Here are just a few of the FUN things we did this past month...

Here are just a few of the FUN things we did this past month...

Here are just a few of the FUN things we did this past month...

Here are just a few of the FUN things we did this past month...

Here are just a few of the FUN things we did this past month...

Here are just a few of the FUN things we did this past month...

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On Friday, December 5th, we plan to go caroling for our CEPS friends. Get those singing voices ready! Oh...and go ahead and start planning your best holiday outfit!

On Tuesday, December 9th, we will be serving breakfast foods during the lunchtime hour. Don't work about packing a lunch that day!

Our Second Annual Holiday Event focused on Family Engagement will be December 9th from 4:30-6pm. More information is coming soon!

Our final day of school, December 12th, will be filled with holiday snacks and movies! Plan now to wear your BEST holiday pajamas!