Dr. DeWine visits with the preschool.
(Photo: Sheila Barron, Director)

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Hanover College Center for Child Development

The Hanover College Center for Child Development provides childcare for faculty and staff of Hanover College and for community members. Teachers at the center stimulate and challenge children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development in a secure and supportive environment. The Center for Child Development serves children from 0 to 3 years of age in the Infant and Toddler Center and children from 3 to 5 years of age in the Preschool Center. Both centers are located on campus.

We encourage Hanover College students to become involved in the Center for Child Development. Student involvement could include: volunteering as a student worker, creating short programs for children or staff (e.g., a series of lessons in a foreign language), conducting observations or research, and completing the “early childhood” or “non profit” Career Connections Programs (CCPs) or serving as a summer intern. We welcome hearing from students with a variety of interests, ranging from child development to family life to teaching and learning processes to the humanities. For more information on how to become involved please contact:

Stephanie Funk
Child Development Center Advisory Board Chair
812.866.7365
funk@hanover.edu

GOALS

Our goal is to encourage each child's growth and development in physical, social, emotional and intellectual areas. Realizing that each child has a unique growth pattern, and that learning and understanding is a continuous process, the following goals have been developed with no specific deadline for mastery in mind.

The goal of Hanover College Center for Child Development is to.

•  Provide quality care and age appropriate activities for all children enrolled in Hanover College Center for Child Development.
•  Provide a healthy and loving environment where children feel accepted, safe and secure.
•  Encourage the development of a positive self-image through positive reinforcement.
•  Foster independence in each child enrolled. We encourage independent dressing and proper washing techniques.
•  We seek to encourage respect for self as well as for others- understanding that one must first have self-respect before she/he is able to respect others.
•  Provide an environment rich in language, where children are encouraged to express themselves, are listened to and responded to by caregivers.
•  Provide an environment where children are free to make choices based on their interests.
•  Help the child develop socialization skills such as sharing, helping others, taking turns, and understanding of others feelings.
•  Encourage a sense of responsibility in children to finish what they've started and to help with care and putting away of materials.
•  Provide an attitude of cooperation in working with parents in the care and nurturing of their child. We support the families through parent involvement, parent conferences and resource and referral as needed.
•  Enhance the care giving and teaching abilities of education students at Hanover College and other higher education facilities by affording them the opportunity to learn through hands-on experience.

Parent Handbook 2007-2008