Helen R. Godfrey

University Child Learning and Care

Center

(HRG-UCLCC)

Student Affairs Assessment Report February 2009

Introduction February 2009

HRG-UCLCC • Founded in 1973 as a student

organization.

• Dr. Helen Godfrey was chair person of the board the Founding Board.

• SGA supported the process with a allocation. The relationship with SGA has been with us since we opened.

• The first center opened on campus Lutheran Peace Center with 17 children. Hourly fee was 50¢-Students & 75¢-Faculty/Staff

• Today 72 children are enrolled. Hourly fee $4.00-Students & $5.25-Faculty/Staff.

Our Mission & Vision

• The mission of HRG-UCLCC

is to provide high quality

comprehensive child and

preschools program for the

families of UWSP’s students,

faculty, staff, and alumni. We

provide a quality work and

learning environment for future

parents and teachers.

• We are dedicated to provide a

good beginning foundation for

life long learning to children of

UWSP students, faculty, staff,

and alumni. Teachers and

families are partners in the

education and care of young

children.

Our Curriculum

• Guided by the Wisconsin Model of Early

Learning Standards (WMELS)

• Our program is to be age-appropriate

and developmentally appropriate for a

child’s individual and group needs.

• We use the WMELS Guiding Principles

WMELS Guiding Principles

• All children are capable

• A child’s early learning and

development is multidimensional

• Expectations for children must be

guided by knowledge of child growth &

Development

• Children are individuals who develop

at various rates

• Children are members of cultural

groups and share developmental

patterns

• Children exhibit a range of skills and

competencies within any domain of

development

• Children learn through play in their

environment

• Parents are the primary educators of

their children

Section 1

Intended Outcome

1. Staff will support Children, Families, Professional and Student Staff.

2. Staff will foster developmentally age-

appropriate early childhood

curriculum that sets standards for

later learning.

3. Staff will recognize and accommodate

all children’s individual character,

abilities, culture language, and

community.

4. Staff provide developmentally-age and individual/group standards that promote social, emotional, language, physical, and cognitive development for all children.

5. Staff will support families by respecting

diversity and family support

Section 1

Intended Outcome (continued)

6. A quality work and learning environment is provided for future parents and teachers

7. HRG/UCLCC will collaborate with UWSP and beyond to provide resources that enable children, families, and all staff to better understand Child developmental issues.

8. Center assessments will enable HRG-UCLCC to be accountable and beneficial to quality enhancement and improvement.

9. Strong collaboration and leadership with UWSP and beyond.

10. Continued professional development that enables all staff to stay current with early childhood trends.

Section 2

Experiences, Programs, Services, or

Interventions

• Today our center has evolved from a

student organization to a department

in student affairs. SGA continues to

support the center along with parent

tuition and GPR dollars.

• Enrollment is for the University

Community. Priority order:

– Students

– Faculty/Staff

– Alumni

• Four age groups

* Starlight: 6-24 months

* Bunny: 2-3 1/2

* Playhouse: 3-4 1/2

* Rainbow: 4-5 ½ (4K)

Curriculum to focus on

I. Social/Emotional Development Goals: Adapt to Developmental & Age Appropriate goals

– I. Achieving a sense of self;

– II. Taking responsibility for self and other:

– III. Behaving in a prosocial way

– Objectives to Meet:

• A: Sense of Self;

• B: Responsibility for Self & Others

• C: Prosocial Behavior

II. Goals for Physical Development

– I. Achieving Gross Motor Control

– II. Achieving Fine Motor Control

– Objectives to meet:

• A. Achieve Developmental

• B: Age appropriate Gross

& Fine Motor Skills

III. Goals for Cognitive development:

– I. Learning & Problem Solving

– II. Thinking Logically

– III. Representing and Thinking symbolically

– Objectives to Meet:

• A. Achieve Age appropriate & developmentally appropriate learning thinking & problem solving.

• B. Representing and SymbolicalThinking for developmental stages

IV. Goals for Language development

– I. Listening and Speaking

– II. Pre- Reading & Writing

– Objectives to Meet: • A. Achieve age appropriate, Listening &

Speaking skills

• B. Achieve Pre-Reading/ Writing skills

Program Is:

• Developmentally appropriate

• Child centered in a play based environment

• Thematic based and integrated to meet

curriculum

Keys to support child care

Teachers + Parents

• Communications- on going- contact teacher for each child

• Parents primary educators

• Frequent communication benefit child’s?

• Parent-Teacher Conferences development & experiences

Parents

• Keep parents aware of what goes on at school

• Opportunities to be included:

– Welcome visits all the time

– Lesson plan posted

– Events, Flyers, & Newsletters

– Attend events

– Give us feed back etc…

Keys to support child care

(continued)

Teachers

• Support

• Continuing education

• Give opportunities to share knowledge

• Training

• Community service

Student Staff

• Add to program quality

• One to one opportunities with children

• Experience

• Resume building

• Knowledge future teachers/parents

• Support with training/can lead (groups)

• Flexible scheduling for employment

Keys to support child care (continued)

Practicum/ Student Teacher

• 117 students in Semester II ‘08-’09

• Over 1900 hours

• Learn and share knowledge with

center staff

Out reach/Leadership

1. Professional membership

2. Committees/boards

3. Attending conferences

4. Conference planning

5. Conference presentations

6. Workshops/class attendance

Methods to collect data for assessment

• Promote positive relationships for all children and adults

• Implement a curriculum that fosters all areas of child development – cognitive, emotional, language,

physical, and social

• Use developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate and effective teaching approaches

• Provide ongoing assessments of child progress

• Promote the nutrition and health of children and staff

• Employ and support qualified teaching staff

• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with families

• Establish and maintain relationships and use resources of the community

• Provide a safe and healthy physical environment

• Implement strong program management policies that results in high quality service

Methods to collect data for assessment

Tools for surveys (assessments A-H)

A – Family Survey, B- Support Staff Evaluation Tool, C- Sample page of Infant Tool

D- Sample page of Pre-School Assessment, E- Sample page for Toddler Sample page

F- Classroom observation Tool Sample Page, G- Sample Teacher Staff Survey Page

H & I- Program/Class Portfolio Checklists

NAEYC: Academy Results

Scores:Percentage of Met Criteria Percentage of Met Criteria

By Program Standard: For Each Classroom Observed:

Relationships 100% Toddlers-Bunny 95%

Curriculum 81% Rainbow 93%

Teaching 96% Infant-Starlight 96%

Assessment of Child Progress 90%

Health 89%*

Teachers 100+% *

Families 100+% *

Community Relationships 100+% *

Physical Environment 100+% *

Leadership and Management 100+% *

Summary of Required Criteria Candidacy Requirements

1.B.09 Met License/Licenses Exempt Status Met

3.C.02 Met Collaboration Met

3.C.04 Met Administrator Qualifications Met

5.A.03 Met Teacher Qualifications Met

5.A.12 Met Assistant Teacher Qualifications Met

10.A.02 Met

10.B.04 Met

Comments from academy

Relationships

The NAEYC Academy commends your program for promoting positive relationships among all children and

adults to encourage each child’s sense of individual worth and belonging as part of a community and to

foster each child’s ability to contribute as a responsible community member.

Curriculum

The NAEYC Academy commends your program for implementing a curriculum that is consistent with its

goals for children and promotes learning and development in each of the following areas: social, emotional,

physical, language and cognitive.

Topic area(s) for ongoing improvement:

2.E Curriculum Content Area for Cognitive Development: Early Literacy

2.G Curriculum Content Area for Cognitive Development: Science

2.K Curriculum Content Area for Cognitive Development: Health and Safety

2.L Curriculum Content Area for Cognitive Development: Social Studies

Teaching

The Academy commends your program for using developmentally, culturally and linguistically appropriate

and effective teaching approaches that enhance each child’s learning and development in the context of the

program’s curriculum goals.

Topic area(s) for ongoing improvement:

3.B Creating Caring Communities for Learning

Comments from academy (Continued)

Assessment of Child Progress

The NAEYC Academy commends your program for using ongoing, systematic, formal and informal

assessment approaches to provide information on children’s learning and development. These assessments

occur within the context of reciprocal communications with families and with sensitivity to the cultural contexts

in which children develop. Assessment results are used to benefit children by informing sound decisions

about children, teaching, and program improvement.

Topic area(s) for ongoing improvement:

4.C Identifying Children’s Interests and Needs, and Informing Program Development

4.E Communicating with Families and Involving Families in the Assessment Process

Health

The NAEYC Academy commends your program for promoting the nutrition and health of children and

protecting children and staff from illness and injury.

Topic area(s) for ongoing improvement:

5.A Promoting and Protecting Children’s Health and Controlling Infectious Disease

Teachers

The NAEYC Academy commends your program for employing and supporting a teaching staff that has the

educational qualifications, knowledge, and professional commitment necessary to promote children’s learning

and development and to support families’ diverse needs and interests.

Comments from academy (Continued)

Families

The NAEYC Academy commends your program for the high level of compliance with this component.

Recognizing the importance of a reciprocal relationship between families and programs is essential

to ensure that programs are meeting the needs of the children and families that the program serves.

Topic area(s) for ongoing improvement:

7.B Sharing Information Between Staff and Families

Community Relationships

The NAEYC Academy commends your program for effectively establishing and maintaining

reciprocal relationships with agencies and institutions that can support it in achieving its goals for the

curriculum, health promotion, children’s transitions, inclusion, and diversity.

Physical Environment

The NAEYC Academy commends your program for creating an environment, both indoors and

outdoors that fosters the growth and development of the children.

Topic area(s) for ongoing improvement

9.B Outdoor Environmental Design

Leadership and Management

The NAEYC Academy commends your program for administering a program efficiently and

effectively, ensuring that all staff, children, and families are included. The way in which a program is

administered will affect all of the interactions within the program.

Implications for Practice

• Assessment for quality improvements

• Expectations for University

• Spring Retreat- Goal Setting

Goals for 2008-2010

• Build on Curriculum (one staff currently on 4K-Curriculum committee)

• Improve Outside Environment (wrote grant for Outdoor PlayScape- waiting results)

• Communication improvements: getting parents more involved in assessments & planning

• Give parents and staff more resources on Health & Safety and in Staff related training

• Work on all communications between staff, administration, and parents.

• Expand on Dramatic Play area for Creating Caring Space

• In May 2009 retreat: better identify children’s current needs (working on outdoor class room to better utilize outside curriculum, develop the experience to address child needs )

• Maintain Quality via Licensing and Accreditation Standard