Early Learning Center

  • Early Learning Center Receiving Beautiful Renovations

    October 12, 2018

    The ELC is in the second stage of receiving a some beautiful renovations as they move into their 15th year servicing children and families!  During the Fall of 2018 a new roof was put on the building. This Fall, new countertops and a fresh coat of pain …

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  • ELC Celebrates 14th Anniversary

    ELC Celebrates 14th Anniversary

    October 12, 2018

    Recently, the Early Learning Center celebrated its 14th year serving families in the greater Newark Community. The celebration included music performed by two University of Delaware students playing Jazz music on the vibraphone and keyboard, food, face …

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  • Navigating Kindergarten Registration

    October 12, 2018

    This month, First Lady Carney will join the Delaware Readiness Teams on Thursday, October 18th to launch Delaware’s first ever Kindergarten Registration Campaign.  Children who live in Delaware are eligible for kindergarten in fall of 2019 if they turn …

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  • ELC Staff Join Paul in the Walk for Autism 2018

    ELC Staff Join Paul in the Walk for Autism 2018

    April 23, 2018

    The ELC received a lovely note from Paul and his family thanking the ELC for their support in the Autism Walk this past weekend.  Paul works with the ELC Nutrition team serving meals and unpacking deliveries.  For more information about the walk you ca …

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  • Students at Fair Hill Nature Center

    Fair Hill Nature Center Visit

    January 23, 2018

    Families joined in the fun as the Fair Hill Nature Center visited our Preschool/Prekindergarten children the week of January 16th. Fair Hill presented a play, “A Winter’s Tail,” in which the children dressed up as animals and acted out a winter story. …

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  • United Way's John Moore provides an energetic reading of a Dr. Seuss classic.

    UD partners with United Way for Read Across America celebration

    March 9, 2017

    “Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss!” The children at the University of Delaware’s Early Learning Centers (ELC) in Newark and Wilmington could barely contain their excitement as dozens of readers and volunteers from six organizations streamed into their 16 clas …

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  • New Castle County Master Gardeners work with students at UD's Early Learning Center.

    Master Gardeners teach children at ELC about plants, wildlife

    October 4, 2016

    Since its inception in 2009, the Master Gardeners’ Vegetable and Fruit Demonstration Garden located next to Newark’s James Hall Trail has served as an outdoor classroom, educating members of the community about the importance of plants and wildlife. On …

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