Northern Illinois University

Child Development Lab

Philosophy

Our program follows a developmental philosophy in order to meet children where they are in all areas of development and encourage their continued growth.  This is done by providing a supportive and nurturing environment. We recognize the value of and foster the growth of children as individuals.  They will grow and develop through stages at their own pace. This will be facilitated by the experiences, materials, and activities provided by our staff. Children learn by actually exploring as they play in their environment.  We facilitate this process by having developmentally appropriate experiences, materials, and activities. Our goal is to facilitate the development of the whole child in all areas of development:  social, emotional, physical, cognitive, language, and moral. We create and write weekly objectives to help meet this goal.