Child Development and Family Center

  • Observations update: observations are for prior approved fall courses only. All other observations/tours have been suspended.
  • The Child Development and Family Center hours of operation: Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  • NIU Preschool for All Expansion Program (PFAE) will still operate from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Welcome to the Child Development and Family Center (CDFC)! Operated by the School of Family and Consumer Sciences, the center is dedicated to providing high-quality care to the children of NIU students, NIU faculty and staff and community members. It also offers students and faculty valuable opportunities for research and observation in child development. The CDFC is also home to the NIU Child Care Access Means Parents In School Program (CCAMPIS) and the NIU Preschool for All Expansion Program (PFAE).

The center’s excellence is reflected in its accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children and its inclusion in the Gold Circle of Quality by ExceleRate Illinois.

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Early Learning Accredited Program

ExceleRate Illinois Gold Circle of Quality

Contact Us

Child Development and Family Center
Campus Child Care Center Building
DeKalb, IL 60115
815-753-0125
815-753-8502 (fax)
jboyer@niu.edu

Hours of Operation

Monday-Friday
7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Child Development and Family Center Annex
The Annex is currently closed.

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