Child Development Center
Welcome to UAFS Little Lions Child Development Center. We are excited to be a part of your child's early learning years. Our entire staff is committed to supporting your child’s physical, intellectual, and social-emotional development while building a close working relationship with your family.
Our Mission
The mission of UAFS Little Lions Child Development Center is to partner with families to provide a thoughtful and intentionally designed environment which will foster optimal physical, intellectual, and social-emotional growth and development of their young children. Our program goals are to:
- provide an exemplary early care and education program that serves as a model of the best practices in early childhood education.
- provide observation and training experiences for multi-disciplinary students at UAFS in the early childhood setting.
- support the family needs for high quality childcare of staff, students, and faculty of UAFS and the River Valley community.
Hours of Operation
Phone: 479-788-7790
Director: LaKeisha Stinyard
Email: Lakeisha.Stinyard@uafs.edu
Monthly Pricing Rates
Little Lions provides year round care. Our rates are averaged over 12 months to determine the monthly fee.
| Class: | M-F Standard Day 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
M-F Standard Day Plus Early Care 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
M-F Standard Day Plus After Care 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
M-F Full Day Extended Care 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
| Infants (Ratio 1:4) (6 weeks to 18 months) |
$770 | $880 | $990 | $1,100 |
| Toddlers (Ratio 1:7) (18-36 months) |
$700 | $800 | $900 | $1,000 |
| Pre-K3 (Ratio 1:10) (36-48 months) |
$560 | $640 | $720 | $800 |
Infants and Toddlers
Little Lions will serve children from 6 weeks to 18 months in the infant classroom (1:4 teacher-to-toddler ratio), and 18 months to 2 years in our toddler classroom (1:7 teacher-to-toddler ratio).
With our infants, toddlers, and 2-year-olds, we are committed to:
- building a trusting relationship with each child.
- providing individualized care.
- creating environments that support and encourage exploration.
- ensuring children’s safety and health.
- developing partnerships with families for each child’s development and learning.
- observing and documenting children’s development in order to plan for each child and the group.
- recognizing the importance of social-emotional development.
- appreciating cultural, family, and individual differences.
- taking advantage of every opportunity to build a foundation for lifelong learning.
Preschool
Little Lions preschool serves children who are 3 years old in August through an entire school year.
With our preschool students, we are committed to:
- observing child development and how children learn
- developing the individual strengths, needs, and interests of each child
- appreciating the cultures of each child’s family and community
- creating positive interactions and relationships with adults to provide a foundation for successful learning
- ensuring social-emotional competence for school success
- engaging in constructive, purposeful play to support essential learning
- providing a physical environment for quality learning interactions
- promoting teacher-family partnerships for each child’s development and learning
Little Lions Waitlist
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Enrollment
More enrollment information coming soon!