Mission Statement

Mission

The Children's Center's mission works on multiple, intersecting levels: to provide quality, educational childcare in keeping with the best practices in the field of Early Childhood Development; to provide interactive, experiential learning opportunities for UND students; to provide a research site that will increase national knowledge about families and young children, to contribute to a vibrant campus climate by supporting cultural diversity, by offering a summer program that brings school-age children to the UND campus and by supporting the recruitment and retention of faculty members, students and international scholars.

Vision

The University Children's Center (UCC) on the campus of the University of North Dakota (UND) is a child care leader in the Grand Forks community, the state of North Dakota, and the Midwest, by providing quality child care for children ages 2-12. The Center is recognized as a regional childcare training facility for conducting studies related to early care and education of young children in addition to providing practicum for student teachers.