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The Early Childhood Center

Grounded in a thoughtful, progressive curriculum for children ages two through six, the Early Childhood Center at Sarah Lawrence College is also an observation and research setting for Sarah Lawrence College students interested in child development and teaching. Programs at the Early Childhood Center are modeled as extensions of the Sarah Lawrence pedagogy, with an underlying belief that children are the makers of their own meaning.

What Parents Are Saying

"Besides valuing our children as independent thinkers, creators, and makers of meaning; besides providing opportunities for everyone's voice to be heard; besides everything we hold dear, there is something else about the Early Childhood Center. When you walk into the ECC, whether it be your first time or your 100th, you can feel the building's arms embrace you. Not only is that something needed by our children, but it has proven to be so important to us as parents."

–Laurie Scagnelli, ECC Parent

Why the Early Childhood Center?

High adult-to-child ratio
Progressive education led by teachers knowledgeable in child development and early childhood education
Rich on-campus opportunities for learning and play
Morning and afternoon programs
Named “A Model Preschool” in Child Magazine’s “Best in Children’s Education” issue

ECC Art Archive

The ECC Art Archive was conceived as a tool for viewing the artwork of young children at different developmental stages. All the artwork displayed in the archive was created by children ages two through seven at the Early Childhood Center, where artwork is essential curriculum.