Children's Center

The WWCC Children's Center, located at the Rock Springs campus, was established in 1975 and adheres to the Wyoming Department of Family Services guidelines for a group daycare and preschool. The Children's Center provides a safe, stimulating, enriching, and supportive environment for preschool children of college students and employees. The Center also provides observation and field experience for college students in education, nursing and psychology.

The Children's Center seeks to provide opportunities for young children to be with other children in an environment which encourages developmental learning experiences; to provide appropriate experiences that contribute to the developmental needs of the child, emotionally, cognitively, and physically. The Children's Center seeks to provide opportunities for learning and meaningful play that are based on each child's individual needs, interests, and abilities; to provide opportunities that will build important foundations for future reading skills, math skills, and social relationships; and to provide a safe atmosphere where each child's sense of self-worth and competency are developed.

The curriculum for the Children's Center includes indoor and outdoor activities, quiet and active times, and group and individual experiences. Some of these experiences consist of language arts, mathematics, art, music, literature, cooking, science, social studies, computer experiences, blocks, puzzles, dramatic play, physical exercise, manipulative toys, and social interactions. Using a developmental curriculum and recognizing that each child is an individual, the staff of the Children's Center hope to help the individual child to develop emotionally, mentally, and physically. Enhancing each child's self concept during their time in the Center is a major goal.

For more information contact:

Kay Marschalk, Director
kmarscha@wwcc.wy.edu

307-382-1669