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Child care center provides needed help for infants

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MIKELL MELIUS Staff Writer While walking to class you may have noticed a playground attached to the Wiecking Center. That playground happens to be

a part of The Children’s House. The Children’s House is a nonprofit child care center that is ran by Minnesota State University, Mankato. The Children’s House offers child care for a wide range

of ages, from infants to toddlers and young children The Children’s House provides separate, unique care for each age group. With an atmosphere of care, respect and trust, they make sure every child develops to the best of their ability. They execute this goal by demonstrating caring behavior and mutual respect. The individual care starts with providing four different rooms for children; the infant room, the red room, the green room and the blue room. The infant room, for those 6 weeks to 16 months, provides an environment suitable for this age. By singing and talking to infants and offering a social interaction with other kids their age, this room directly targets the infant through sensory learning. The red room provides activities suitable for those 16 months to 3 years old. From playing outdoors to science activities and quiet

time, the red room offers a little more freedom. The green and blue rooms’ agendas grow with the age of the children. The green room is for three and four year olds, the blue room is for five and six year olds but both rooms encourage children to participate in musical activities, skill building activities in areas such as science, math and language development, and interact with other children in small groups. Each room provides children with a nutritious breakfast, lunch and snack every day. Access to child care at The Children’s House is easy to obtain since they are open 48 weeks out of the year from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. At the beginning of each academic year an enrollment schedule is provided, including closing dates and important information needed for

parents. With a location right on campus and a staff of college graduates specialized in early child care, The Children’s House is a great resource for MSU students who are also parents. The Children’s house also offers clinical training for Early Childhood Education Majors at MSU. While supervised by The Children’s House Director Jodi Malecha, students are able to complete their required teaching area of the major. Students also have other lead teachers, all college graduates, serving as mentors, helping through clinical training. The Children’s House offers internships for other disciplines as well. To obtain more information on The Children’s House visit their website www.mnsu.edu/ tch/ or call them at 507-389-1645. The main office is located at 150 Wiecking Center.

of Disability Services, located in the library in the lower portion. The University’s strategic priority funding will take care of the $1.2 million project, and equal contributions came from the CSU and the library. Junior Kelsey Przymus is excited for the new addition on campus. “Yeah, I think it will be nice to not have to go outside in the winter,” Przymus said. Przymus uses the library at

least four times a week. Przymus, who is in her junior year and is a Nursing major, is skeptical of the necessity based on the lack of distance between the CSU and the library, however, she plans on using the tunnel. “Oh yeah, whenever I am coming from the CSU,” Przymus concluded. According to Leslie Peterson, the tunnel will be bring a new dynamic to campus. “It’s just great,” Peterson said.

“Safer and more convenient access in all weather makes the building more accessible to all, the connection will bring more foot traffic to the bottom of the CSU, bringing more awareness to the services offered there.” “Connecting the library to the CSU has been long overdue since the renovation to the library 20 years ago, which improved library facilities but did not physically connect the two,” Peterson said.

Tunnel to open Wednesday

SAM WILMES News Editor The long-awaited completion date for the underground tunnel has come. Minnesota State University, Mankato, will be opening a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the connection between the Centennial Student Union and the Memorial Library at 1p.m. tomorrow in the lowerlevel corridor in the library. Several guest speakers, including President Richard Davenport, will make passing remarks at the ceremony. Stomper, the pep band, and the library drill team are planned to lead guests on an inaugural trip through the walkway from Memorial Library to the Centennial student Union. Cake and refreshments will be served in the CSU Maverick Bullpen, located at the end of the tunnel. The completion of the underground tunnel cannot come at a better time, as winter sets in for the estimated 5,000 people who use Memorial Library in a day, and the 9,500 daily visitors to the

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Centennial Student Union. According to the University, the completion of the indoor passageway is part of a greater plan, one that will create a pedestrianfriendly campus. LED lighting will be located inside the interior of the passageway. The west side wall will be filled with windows, while the east side wall will feature an angled wall, which is supposed to add dimension to the space. The exterior will feature glass that changes tint depending on the time and day. The materials used on the outside of the building are planned to coincide with the remodeled fountain, located in the Campus mall area. An outdoor amphitheater will be featured on the west side of the underground link, serving as the site of activities that will be held on campus, including outdoor movies, welcome week events, concerts and more planned events. The Americans with Disabilities Act will be accommodated by the tunnel, and the construction is expected to improve the accessability of the University’s Office

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