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Early Childhood Programs
The Child Development Center is a preschool for children ages 3 to 5. The CDC is under the direction of the Division of Education of the university and is nationally accredited. While the CDC provides a valuable community service, the primary goal is to provide the students of Seton Hill University with the opportunity to observe, work, and learn in an accredited early childhood environment.
Additional information regarding the programs, including an application for admission, is available on this webpage.
Accreditation by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs.
The Academy is a division of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), an organization that establishes guidelines for excellence in Early Childhood Programs. Membership in NAEYC does not automatically accredit a program. The accreditation process is voluntary. Accredited programs must meet and maintain stringent criteria in the areas of health and safety, relationships, curriculum, assessment of children, teaching and teachers, family and community relationships, leadership and management, and environment.
Work Study Students
The work study students are an integral part of the Center. Under the direction of the center teachers, the students' primary responsibility is to focus on the promotion of the total development of the children.
Work study students have all necessary clearance to work with young children. Additionally, their course work in education is valuable training and allows them to put theory into practice.
Richelle Gourley
Lead Teacher, Child Development Center
B.A., Seton Hill University, in Psychology Certification in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education and Child Care
Georgine Hallam
Coordinator of the Seton Hill University Early Childhood Programs and Director of the Child Development Center.
M.Ed., California University of Pennsylvania, in Early Childhood Education;
B.S., California University of Pennsylvania in Elementary Education. Early Childhood Education, Seton Hill University.
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