Sources: Debra 1xbet sports betting , 785-532-3700, dring@k-state.edu;
Nancy Bolsen, 785-565-8720, old@k-state.edu;
Renee Fehr, 785-556-6914, fehr5@cox.net;
and Bernard Pitts, 785-532-6591, bpitts@k-state.edu

Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010

UNIVERSITY'S 1xbet sports betting FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT MOVES TO NEW HOME

MANHATTAN -- The move is complete and Kansas State University's 1xbet sports betting for Child Development is now in its new home at the east end of Jardine Drive on the K-State campus.

The doors to the early care and education facility opened officially Nov. 29, after faculty and administrative staff moved in during the week of Nov. 22-26. The .5 million facility is 32,000 square feet, more than double the size of its former location in K-State's Jardine Apartment Complex.

The center serves the 1xbet sports betting of families from the K-State, Manhattan and Fort Riley communities. 1xbet sports betting using the center also come from all over the world, as many of K-State's international student parents use the service.

K-State's new Center for Child Development was designed using current research on what is best for children and early childhood education teachers, said Debra 1xbet sports betting , executive director.

&1xbet sports betting ;A focus is on connecting the indoors and outdoors, with every classroom having a door directly out to their playground,&1xbet sports betting ; Ring said. &1xbet sports betting ;Natural sunlight floods the building to eliminate -- or on cloudy days, reduce -- the use of fluorescent lighting.&1xbet sports betting ;

The building also promotes the center's philosophy of parent partnerships and parent involvement, 1xbet sports betting , by offering spaces created to welcome and foster communication and relationships. These special spaces include areas for staff and families to meet.

&1xbet sports betting ;Natural colors, fabrics and light give children a relaxed place to be,&1xbet sports betting ; Ring said. &1xbet sports betting ;The building was designed to increase children's sense of wonder. Our philosophy is to bring nature in and take the curriculum outside. A wall of windows in each classroom looks out on beautiful nature-based outdoor play spaces, designed to connect children to the many wonders of nature and inspire them to be future stewards of our natural environments.&1xbet sports betting ;

Security also is enhanced in the new facility.

&1xbet sports betting ;Only parents and staff are given a code which, when entered at the front door, gives access to the building,&1xbet sports betting ; Ring said. &1xbet sports betting ;Security cameras are located throughout the building and on the playgrounds, with closed-circuit monitors in the main office. The facility has a direct link to campus police and a sophisticated intercom system.&1xbet sports betting ;

The infant-toddler wing features a more residential feel with specially named communities. Each 1xbet sports betting -- the Pillsbury Crossing 1xbet sports betting , the Flint Hills 1xbet sports betting and the Konza Prairie 1xbet sports betting -- has an infant room, a toddler room and a room for 2- to 3-year olds.

&1xbet sports betting ;Our staffing provides continuity of care from infant through 3 years of age,&1xbet sports betting ; Ring said. &1xbet sports betting ;In each community the teachers, children and parents will know each other, much like an extended family.&1xbet sports betting ;

1xbet sports betting the new center encourages movement and supports comfort. Each classroom has an open area with vaulted ceilings for more action-oriented activities and movement between indoors and outdoors. The other half of each room has lowered ceilings for more structured and quiet activities

&1xbet sports betting ;We substantially increased the number of infant and toddler spaces because of the huge need in the community for infant and toddler child care,&1xbet sports betting ; said Cassie Brown, assistant director of the center. &1xbet sports betting ;We now have 200 children from ages 6 weeks to 5 years, and will soon be adding a before- and after-school program, as well as an exciting summer school-age camp program.&1xbet sports betting ;