Quality early childhood care and education at Penn State University Park
The Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State is the administrative home to two on-campus child care centers, the Bennett Family Center and the Child Care Center at Hort Woods.
Both programs operate on a full-day, full-year schedule and serve approximately 175 children ages 6 weeks to 6 years and embody the three-part mission of the University: education, research, and service/outreach.
Program goals for each center include:
- providing a model of high quality early childhood care and education for children, families, and the community;
- supporting the professional development of early childhood educators through outreach activities;
- serving as a site for undergraduate training and education through observational projects and classroom participation; and
- supporting faculty and student research on child development, early childhood education, and parenting.
