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West Virginia
University at Parkersburg's Early Learning Center (formerly the Children's Room)
is a fully-licensed child care center.
The Early
Learning Center is designed to meet the needs of WVU at Parkersburg
student-parents while they attend classes on campus on a regular basis. This
service is also available to WVU at Parkersburg employees and the community on a
space available basis. The Center is under the direction of a full-time,
fully-certified professional director and is staffed by trained personnel.
The Center
began over 30 years ago as a place to provide temporary care for children of
staff and faculty. It was moved from the second floor of the main campus
building to the current location when the addition was built. Since then the
Center has expanded programming and the mission now includes caring for children
of students, staff, faculty, and the community. The Center also serves as a
practicum placement site for Early Childhood Development Associate Degree
students and an observation site for Education and Health Science students.
The Center is
licensed for ages 2-8 years. Children two years of age through kindergarten are
accepted any time. Elementary-age children are accepted after school hours, in
the evenings, in the summer and on days the public schools are not in session.
The Center reserves the right not to accept a child who is ill.
Children will engage in activities which:
- introduce positive social interaction concepts;
- enable them to develop positive self-concepts;
- encourage self-reliance;
- foster creativity;
- develop language and communication skills;
- foster cooperation and self-control;
- develop conceptual development;
- enhance conceptual development;
- allow them to grow mentally, physically, emotionally and socially;
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There
is no additional child discount offered.
|
Students
Per child |
Staff/Faculty
Per Child |
Community
Per Child |
|
Up to 10 hours per week |
$40 |
$45 |
$50 |
|
10 hours – 20 hours per week |
$70 |
$75 |
$80 |
|
20 hours and over per week |
$90 |
$100 |
$110 |
|
Hourly |
$4.50 |
$5.50 |
n/a |
|
Registration fee per semester |
$5 |
$5 |
$20 per year |
Breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner are included in costs.
We also have grants available to those who qualify and except payment through
DHHR
What Are The Hours?
The Center is
open both day and evening, during the fall and spring semester, while regular
college classes are in session. Following the WVU at Parkersburg calendar, fall
and spring semesters' hours are:
Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m. -10:00 p.m.
During summer
semester, child care hours are:
Monday -
Thursday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (The schedule can vary due to special
circumstances.)
The College reserves the right to reduce operating hours because of insufficient enrollment.
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Registration is accepted on a
first-come basis for up to 20 children per hour. Registration for spring and
summer semesters in the Early Learning Center begins with the college
pre-registration period. Fall registration begins one week before fall
classes begin. Because of the volume of activity on the first day of
registration, the Early Learning Center does not provide care on that date.
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Your tuition receipt is required
to secure a place in the Early Learning Center.
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Space for drop-ins is usually
available. However, please call 424-8311 to confirm availability.
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Parents are required to sign-in
and sign-out each day their child is in attendance. Parents are also
required to read and follow The Parent Handbook.
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Parents using the service are
required to fill out schedules and emergency forms.
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At the time of registration,
parents are required to present a current copy of the child's immunization
records. Children ages 2 & up are required to have the HIB vaccine, and
Chicken Pox vaccine as scheduled by doctor.
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At the time of registration, or
within three weeks of attendance, parents are required to present a physical
examination record signed by a physician.
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The Early Learning Center accepts
payment from the Department of Human Services for child-care. Eligible
parents are responsible for contacting Choices, or the appropriate Resource
and Referral Agency to complete the necessary paperwork, preferably before
registration.
- During regular registration days, parents and children may visit the center and talk with the Director.
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For additional information, contact:
The Early
Learning Center
West Virginia University at Parkersburg
300 Campus Drive
Parkersburg, WV 26104-8647
(304) 424-8311
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