Programs

The U of M Crookston Early Childhood Development Center has three separate programs:

  • Infant - 8 children (6 weeks to 16 months - 1:3 ratio)
  • Toddler - 12 children (16 months to 35 months - 1:4 ratio)
  • Preschool - 20 children (33 months to kindergarten - 1:8 ratio)
ECDC teacher has toddler on her lap reading a book

Curriculum

Our curriculum is developmentally-based, success-oriented, and supports a process approach to learning:

  • Inquiry Curriculum - math, science, social studies, and nutrition.
  • Physical Curriculum - sensory, fine and gross motor development.
  • Language Curriculum - language development, literature, pre-reading and writing.
  • Creative Curriculum - art, music, drama and movement.