Winter can be a tricky time for car seats and ensuring your infant, or young child, is staying warm, yet the most important thing is to make sure they are safe. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) shares some helpful tips for families, listed below, to support the perfect balance to help ensure your child… Continue reading Infant/child car seat safety
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For toddlers: Practicing the jacket ‘flip trick’
As the weather continues to get colder, the children have more opportunities to practice their personal care routines through self-dressing of their outdoor gear. This supports their gross motor and pre-math educational skills for young children. They are learning to develop recognition of ability by promoting a stronger sense of self through repetition and mastery.… Continue reading For toddlers: Practicing the jacket ‘flip trick’
Parent Education: Resource on young children and technology
Hello families, Thank you for filling out the parent education survey! We appreciate your feedback and the survey is now closed. From the survey, the majority of the respondents wanted a guest speaker, topical resources on the CDLS website and in the newsletter, and a quarterly parent support group. The staff will begin working on… Continue reading Parent Education: Resource on young children and technology
CDLS Parent Association update
We were excited to hold our first CDLS parent meeting in November! It was great to hear from parents across the program sharing what you value about the CDLS community, and to hear your ideas about what we can do this year to build community and make our program stronger. Thank you for attending the… Continue reading CDLS Parent Association update
Williams Ridge contributes to Minnesota Department of Education handbook on outdoor learning
Sheila Williams Ridge, MA, co-director of the Child Development Laboratory School (CDLS) in the Institute of Child Development, has contributed to a Minnesota Department of Education booklet, Early Childhood Outdoor Learning. The booklet outlines the purpose of nature-based learning, what it is, and how it can be implemented in early childhood programs. This resource is… Continue reading Williams Ridge contributes to Minnesota Department of Education handbook on outdoor learning
2021 Transition to Kindergarten event
Mark your Calendars! Our annual Transition to Kindergarten event is coming up on Thursday, November 11th from 8 – 9 p.m. We will feature an information session with a panel of wonderful guests, including two kindergarten teachers, a Lab School parent with children that have gone onto kindergarten, and a CDLS multiage preschool teacher. School… Continue reading 2021 Transition to Kindergarten event
University of Minnesota Child Development Laboratory School: A model early learning community
The new Child Development Laboratory School brings together two high-quality early childhood programs The University of Minnesota Child Development Center (UMCDC) and the Shirley G. Moore Laboratory School are uniting in Fall 2021 to form the University of Minnesota Child Development Laboratory School (CDLS). The new, combined program will be academically and administratively housed in the Institute… Continue reading University of Minnesota Child Development Laboratory School: A model early learning community
Introducing the University of Minnesota Child Development Laboratory School
The University of Minnesota Child Development Center and Shirley G. Moore Laboratory School are uniting to form the University of Minnesota Child Development Laboratory School. The new, combined program will be academically and administratively housed in the Institute of Child Development (ICD) and integrated with the department’s research and early childhood education training programs. The new program is set to… Continue reading Introducing the University of Minnesota Child Development Laboratory School