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Mission
The Karen Slattery Educational Research
Center for Child Development, informally known as the
“Slattery Center”, is a Lab School affiliated with Florida
Atlantic University’s College of Education. The Slattery
Center is designed to be of service to children and their
families, and to the wider professional community. Our
goals are:
To help young children grow intellectually,
socially, emotionally, and physically in a learning
environment that nurtures and supports their optimal
development.
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To help young children grow
intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically in
a learning environment that nurtures and supports their
optimal development.
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To provide a lab school for The College
of Education’s teacher education students, with an
educational philosophy that is inclusive and intended to
address the needs of all children whose development
represents a range of abilities and learning styles.
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To promote research in early childhood
education, child development, and related disciplines by
serving as a research site for Florida Atlantic
University’s Facility.
The Karen Slattery Educational Research Center for Child
Development is designed to provide a model educational
environment for children of FAU students, faculty and staff,
to provide educational opportunities in the teaching field
and to provide research opportunities.
The ERCCD serves approximately 100 children between the ages
of three and five, and 30 children ages 6wks-2yrs.
Preschool Children attend either a half-day, extended-day,
or full-day program, infants and twos enroll in a full day
program only. Because the ERCCD exists to promote the best
possible program for preschool children while training
university students and facilitating research, an attempt is
made to maintain a balance among children of varying ethnic
backgrounds and genders. Thus, priority is as follows: 1)
FAU students, 2) FAU faculty and staff.
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