Author: Hannah Baxter

Dig into the stats with us as we remember the 2024-25 school year and celebrate our accomplishments!

Meet Director of Operations Sarah McKee!

Get to know two of our incredible educators!

Infant and toddler program This winter, our infants and toddlers took advantage of each snowfall! Sledding is a classic snow activity, but we also discovered the fun of mowing snow, playing with snow in the classroom, and even tasting snow! One toddler classroom explored painting with snow! Teachers invited children to use mops, brooms, and… Continue reading Winter 2025 program highlights

Özge Metin Aslan is an expert on play and a visiting research scholar at CDLS. Her current project looks at how young children in urban settings develop a connection with nature.

Learn more about the people you see every day at CDLS. Teachers Emily Erpelding and Heather Lynch introduce themselves, and we have a Q & A with Head Cook Gary Strafelda!

In this Q & A, Emmy Higgs Matzner, lab manager of the Child Brain and Perception Lab in the Institute of Child Development, shares about her experience doing research at CDLS. She also talks about the research project she’s currently managing, which looks at young children’s race-based associations, and what scientists hope to learn from the study.

Meet Infant and Toddler Teacher Hannah Bruhn and Outreach Coordinator Tammy Villegas!

From the science of ramps to planting wild rice, discover the exciting experiences children have been enjoying at CDLS this fall!

How does early childhood education in German compare to the U.S. system? CDLS educators TaylorMae Ippolito and Alyssa Wilt share what they learned on a two-week tour of German Kitas, or child care centers.