The Arlitt Children’s Studio at the Arlitt Child Development Center is an innovative learning environment that builds fluency with traditional and non-traditional art materials. Children, who are seen as capable and competent learners, are given the opportunity to express their unique ideas and interpretations through the use of various media, tools and technology, referred to in Reggio as the “hundred languages of children.”
The Arlitt Child Development Center, one of the oldest laboratory preschools in the U.S., serves children from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds and acts as a practicum site for students across a range of programs at UC. Arlitt offers children an enriching early learning experience while contributing to cutting-edge research and design of both formal and informal learning environments. Arlitt aims to be an innovator, leader and advocate for high quality learning environments for all young children.
The Arlitt Child Development Center serves our entire Bearcat community – from young children to students to faculty/staff. Arlitt views children as active agents in their own learning and supporting these capacities from early childhood is critical to a more sustainable and equitable world. Innovative learning environments such as the Arlitt Children's Studio push the boundaries of what high quality early learning looks like. Designing and studying unique indoor and outdoor educative environments is an Arlitt initiative that has garnered international recognition and external funding. We aim to be a model program in our community and beyond.
