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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!

CDLS’ menu is shaped by what’s growing in Minnesota. This fall, children have enjoyed helping prepare seasonal treats like apple sauce, apple cider, and roasted pumpkin seeds!

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.

Wóokiye Wiŋ, who also goes by Katie Bendickson, is an educator and artist. She currently teaches in the Dakhódiapi Wahóȟpi (Dakota Language Nest) preschool program at ICD’s Child Development Laboratory School (CDLS). She is also creating a mural onsite. In this Q & A, she shares about her motivation for creating art and her family’s… Continue reading “It’s part of my life, and it gets into my art”: a Q & A with Wóokiye Wiŋ

Music Monday For Music Monday, there was a “Dance Party” set up the Multipurpose room and classes visited throughout the day.  It was great fun! Most children enjoyed moving their bodies and props to the music. Even Justin, in the kitchen, joined in the fun! We played familiar hits like, “We Are The Dinosaurs” and… Continue reading Highlights from Week of the Young Child