By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney has selected an interim director to lead its LaVonne Kopecky Plambeck Early Childhood Education Center. UNK alumna Chelsea Bartling was appointed to the position effective today. Bartling has 11 years of experience in the early childhood field as a preschool teacher and early childhood specialist with Grand Island and Kearney public schools. She also worked as a teacher’s aide and … [Read more...] about Chelsea Bartling named interim director of Early Childhood Education Center
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UNK hosting open house Friday at new Early Childhood Education Center
KEARNEY – Parents and community members have another opportunity to check out the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s new LaVonne Kopecky Plambeck Early Childhood Education Center before it officially opens next week. A public open house is scheduled for 5-7 p.m. Friday (Nov. 1) at the center, located in UNK’s University Village development just south of U.S. Highway 30 and the main campus. Attendees can walk through the 19,900-square-foot building and view four completed … [Read more...] about UNK hosting open house Friday at new Early Childhood Education Center
UNK celebrates Plambeck Center, a game-changer for early education
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SHT4ggjf8Q&feature=youtu.be “The Plambeck Center is going to be a model for the best early childhood education centers in the United States." - Chancellor Doug Kristensen By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – This isn’t your average child care center. The University of Nebraska at Kearney’s newest building raises the bar for early childhood education, setting a standard for high-quality learning and instruction that will … [Read more...] about UNK celebrates Plambeck Center, a game-changer for early education
UNK’s Early Childhood Education Center scheduled for September completion
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney’s new LaVonne Kopecky Plambeck Early Childhood Education Center will be a significant upgrade over the current Child Development Center. There’s no question about that. “It’s a dramatic shift facilities-wise,” said University of Nebraska architect Alan Wedige, who has his own unique way of describing the improvement. “It will be like going from Kitty Hawk to the Starship … [Read more...] about UNK’s Early Childhood Education Center scheduled for September completion
Chancellor Kristensen: UNK facility will be model for early childhood education
University breaks ground on $7.8M project; Fall 2019 targeted for completion By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The mission of the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s new Early Childhood Education Center was best described by a group of young children who performed during Friday morning’s groundbreaking ceremony. The children, dressed in blue “Little Lopers” shirts, sang “Together We Can Change the World.” “That is what our future is all about,” UNK … [Read more...] about Chancellor Kristensen: UNK facility will be model for early childhood education
