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The Western Oregon University Child Development Center

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is a safe, warm, friendly place for students 

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to have a home away from home.

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We offer three different age levels.

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We offer a toddler class.  We offer a preschool class

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and an after-school class for elementary students

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kindergarten through fifth grade.

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Our facility is located at the intersection of Monmouth Ave. & Stadium Dr. 

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right behind Campus Public Safety.

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We recently moved earlier this year when the

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university remodeled this facility for us.

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And we love our new home complete with an amazing backyard

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and wonderful new classrooms.

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My name's Jim Quest. I'm the lead teacher in the toddler classroom  

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which is the classroom we're in right now.

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My duties as lead instructor is to communicate throughout the center

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with the other teachers, 

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come up with the daily curriculum, planning and communicate with parents.

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This facility really stands out because being on the Western campus

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we have so many resources we can take advantage of

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by going around on campus with the children.

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My name is Emerita Rodarte.  I am preschool teacher

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here in the Western Oregon center child development. 

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I work with children 3 to 5. And the typical day is helping

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the children to develop all the skills. Social, emotional, cognitive, intellectual.

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I'm so excited to work in this building

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because we have more space for the children

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where they can learn shapes, colors and also math.

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My name's Ingrid Amerson. 

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I am going on my 16th year here at the child development center.

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I think preschool education is important because 

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if you look at our life span

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and the amount of knowledge that we learn

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in our early years is

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far greater than we do in any other time of our life.

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We're learning how to tie our shoes,

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to eat, to cognitive skills, to socializing with one another.

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And it's so crucial for us to know this at an early age

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because that way we can truly be successful in later life.

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This reason I like working with toddlers is because

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no matter what you plan the day's gonna be a little bit different.

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You're gonna learn from them and they are gonna learn from you.

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And it's a beautiful place and a beautiful environment for the children.

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One of the biggest compliments we get is when a parent picks up their child

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and the child doesn't want to leave.

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They ask for five more minutes, please.

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We currently have openings in all three age levels.

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You can reach us by phone, online or stop by our facility. 

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We offer tours and we'd be glad to meet you.

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