{"id":16,"date":"2022-12-07T16:11:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T16:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/early-learning-development-center\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2025-01-16T18:09:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T18:09:23","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/early-learning-development-center\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the NAU Early Learning Development Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>About the NAU Early Learning and Development Center<\/h1>\n<p>Northern Arizona University\u2019s Early Learning and Development Center (ELDC) is minutes from our flagship campus in Flagstaff, Arizona, and operates <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/early-learning-development-center\/about\/tuition-hours\/\">year-round<\/a>. The NAU ELDC serves children ages 2\u20135 of NAU students, employees, and community members. NAU enrolls a mixture of traditional and non-traditional students, is a designated Hispanic-Serving Institution, and has the unique mission to become the leading university serving Native Americans.<\/p>\n<p>We view children from an <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/early-learning-development-center\/about\/teaching-philosophy\/\">asset lens<\/a>\u2014meaning we embrace their individual strengths\u2014and our curricular design will highlight the unique capabilities of each child while supporting their holistic needs. Through inquiry-based learning, children will explore the world around them and their role in it with opportunities for real-world creative problem solving. Our educators value each child as an individual and celebrate the unique perspectives of all families in our program.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ELDC Promotional Video with Logo 2024\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8zQGtPUpwUU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Who we serve<\/h2>\n<p>As of fall 2022, over a third of students attending NAU were eligible for a Pell grant, and many of these low-income students are also parents. To help offset the pressures placed on student parents, the NAU ELDC will prioritize Pell-eligible students but also intends to serve all NAU students, our faculty and staff, and the broader Flagstaff community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What is a lab school?<\/h2>\n<p>The ELDC is a lab school that operates within Northern Arizona University.\u00a0 It is a place where students can observe, study, demonstrate, and teach in an innovative early childhood setting.\u00a0 Programming includes the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A location to model and implement exemplary teaching practices with students in a variety of programs<\/li>\n<li>A high-quality early learning program that serves children, families, and teachers through inquiry-based learning<\/li>\n<li>A professional development lab for current and future educators<\/li>\n<li>A research space for practitioners, faculty, and students studying child development, education, inclusion, health and human services, or other programs of study<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\">\n<!-- shortcode-contact -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-contact\">\n    <div class=\"contact-header\">\n        <h3>Contact the Early Learning and Development Center<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"contact-body\">\n                <a href=\"mailto:eldc@nau.edu\" aria-label=\"Contact the Early Learning and Development Center: Email Address\" title=\"Email Address\">\n            <div class=\"contact-icon-container\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Email:<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contact-email\">eldc&#8203;@nau.edu<\/div>\n        <\/a>\n                        <a href=\"tel:928-523-2659\" aria-label=\"Contact the Early Learning and Development Center: Telephone Number\" title=\"Telephone Number\">\n            <div class=\"contact-icon-container\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-phone\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Call:<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contact-phone\">928-523-2659<\/div>\n        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the NAU Early Learning and Development Center Northern Arizona University\u2019s Early Learning and Development Center (ELDC) is minutes from our flagship campus in Flagstaff, Arizona, and operates year-round. The NAU ELDC serves children ages 2\u20135 of NAU students, employees, and community members. 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