flower garden preschool

Welcome to Our Space!

Welcome to the Early Childhood Lab School—Center for Child and Family Studies. We are a research based program located on the UC Davis campus in Northern California. Our program is currently operating as a primarily outdoor program in efforts to keep children, families, and staff as healthy as possible. We typically begin and end our day outdoors; rain or shine! Like we always say, there is no bad weather, just inappropriate clothing! We are so grateful for such a beautiful space to teach and nurture our children.

Explorations:

Maximizing Remote Learning for Young Children Series

  1. Background
  2. Rhythm and Reason
  3. Songs and Games
  4. Effective Small Groups
  5. Supporting Young Learners on Zoom

Social-Emotional Development:  Let It Grow

Lessons in Social Emotional development in the garden (ages 4-5).

Gross Motor:  Taking Care of Business

 Gardening with preschool children

Save this Bee!

Preschool children practice empathy through rescuing a pollinator

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving:  Ramp Up the Learning

              Children build ramps.