UK Offers New Childcare Facility

We are pleased and excited to announce that Child Development Centers of the Bluegrass (CDCB) will be opening a center on campus in August 2012, with spaces available to University of Kentucky faculty, staff, and students. The facility is the result of a collaboration between CDCB, Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, Inc., and UK HealthCare. The center will be located at 290 Alumni Drive, and will offer a full-day preschool program for both typically developing children and children with special needs. CDCB is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and is Four-Star Rated in Kentucky's voluntary STARS for Kids Now quality rating system.

The new facility will have space to serve 166 children, ranging in age from 6 weeks through 5 years (pre-kindergarten). More than 100 of these new spaces will be made available to University of Kentucky faculty, staff, and students. Space availability is limited by the class sizes at each age level - infant, toddler and preschool. CDCB will continue to serve children with special needs in the community as well as families who are already affiliated with the center.

Interested individuals should fill out the online UK Intent to Apply form, available at www.cdcbg.org (see UK Intent to Apply link), in order to be eligible for priority consideration. As demand is anticipated to exceed available space, interested individuals are encouraged to submit the form as soon as possible. The deadline for priority consideration is March 23, 2012. After this date, the application process will be opened up to the public.

UK parents applying through the priority process will be notified of their status no later than May 1. Those offered a space in the center will be required to complete a full application in order to reserve that space.

More information on Child Development Centers of the Bluegrass, their staff, philosophy, curriculum, hours of operation, and tuition rates can be found at www.cdcbg.org. You can also call CDCB Enrollment Director Heather Henry at 859-278-0549 with any questions.