University of Central Arkansas

115 Farris Road
Conway, Arkansas
Director: Kathy Moore
(501) 450-5446
kmoore@uca.edu

Mission

The Child Study Center is an integral part of the early childhood teacher education program at UCA. It offers a site where exemplary practices can be modeled for teacher candidates and serves as a valuable preschool experience for children in the community.

Curriculum

The Child Study Center offers a hands-on, developmental approach to early childhood education that strives to meet the needs of the whole child, including cognitive, physical, and social/emotional development. Its practices are backed by valuable research. The curriculum is individualized based on specific learning needs of young children in the program.

Faculty/Staff

The Center is directed by Kathy Moore, and its certified teaching staff consists of Ruth Rowell, Hallie Leicht, Jamie Dallas, Brenda Payne, and Debbie Storment.

The Center employs graduate assistants and student workers in the fields of education, psychology, family and consumer sciences, and speech/language pathology.  In addition, several departments across campus offer special services to the Center, including speech and language pathology screenings, occupational therapy screenings, physical education, foreign languages, and others.

Eligibility

NEW:  Admission Standards for Enrollment in the Child Study Center (State Department of Education changes will affect the entrance dates of children enrolling in public school kindergarten).

• 4/5 year-old 5-Day Pre-K Program: $2,080.00/year
• 4/5 year-old 3-Day Pre-K Program: $1,400.00/year
• 4/5 year-old 2-day Program: $960.00/year
• 3 year-old 2-Day Program:    $960.00/year

School Calendar

The CSC operates in conjunction with UCA's school calendar. Hours of operation are from 8:00-3:00 daily for 4-5 year-old programs and from 8:00-12:00 for the 3-year-old program.

Accreditation

The UCA Child Study Center is nationally accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. It is also recognized by the Arkansas Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education as a quality approved site.

Registration Procedures

The Child Study Center is a community based program and offers no enrollment preference to children of UCA employees or students.  The Child Study Center employs an open enrollment practice which allows families to place their children on a waiting list for upcoming years.  Interested persons can contact the director at 450-5446 for more information with regard to this procedure. You may download the Waiting List Form (Word doc or pdf) , fill it out and email it as an attachment to Kathy Moore.

For faculty: CSC Field Request Form (Word doc or pdf)