child development and family center Archives - College of Health and Human Sciences

Nurturing futures

July 7, 2025 jdonahue CHHS, child development and family center, College of Health and Human Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences, Healthy Huskie, School of Family and Consumer Sciences

For student-parents at Northern Illinois University, the path to a college degree often comes with added challenges—balancing coursework, jobs, and the demands of raising children. For many, the Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program is the lifeline that makes

Child Development and Family Center earns State of Illinois Gold rating

February 20, 2024 jdonahue AHDFS, Applied Human Development and Family Sciences, CHHS, child development and family center, Child Development Lab, Family and Consumer Sciences, School of Family and Consumer Sciences

NIU Child Development and Family Center (CDFC) maintained the ExceleRate Illinois Gold Circle of Quality, a quality rating system for early childhood programs in Illinois that focuses on four areas: teaching and learning, family and community engagement, leadership and management, and qualifications and continuing education.

Child Development and Family Center accolades

December 6, 2022 jdonahue AHDFS, Applied Human Development and Family Sciences, CHHS, child development and family center, College of Health and Human Sciences, FACS, Family and Consumer Sciences, School of Family and Consumer Sciences

NIU Child Development and Family Center (CDFC) maintained the ExceleRate Illinois Gold Circle of Quality. “Having a gold rating in ExceleRate – and maintaining it – means that all staff have met and maintained professional learning levels,” said Kristin Schulz, executive director

Huskie Spotlight – DeKol Austin

October 5, 2022 jdonahue child development and family center, Family and Consumer Sciences, human development and family sciences

DeKol Austin Family Coordinator, Child Development and Family Center What year did you start working at NIU? 2022 Where is your hometown? and where do you live now? My hometown is Chicago and I live in Sycamore, Illinois. Where did you attend

CHHS earns grant

June 14, 2022 jdonahue CHHS, child development and family center, College of Health and Human Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences, Nursing

A team from the College of Health and Human Sciences recently earned a $112,000 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) sub-award as part of the Education and Training to Support the Northern Illinois Region Bringing Simulation to the Community application. This effort, led

Child Development and Family Center (CDFC) goes green

December 1, 2021 a134221 child development and family center, Child Development Lab, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, FACS, Family, Family and Child Studies, Family and Consumer Sciences, human development and family sciences, News, School of Family and Consumer Sciences

Things just got a little greener at NIU’s Child Development and Family Center (CDFC) thanks to a generous grant from the DeKalb County Community Foundation. For Kristin Schulz, executive director of the CDFC, the $11,550 grant means there will be less waste

2021 Roxanne Isenhart Scholarship winners

May 13, 2021 jdonahue alumni, CHHS, child development and family center, College of Health and Human Sciences, Dietetics and Wellness, Family and Consumer Sciences, human development and family sciences, NIU, Nutrition, scholarships, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, Students

Roxanne Isenhart graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1977 after starting her degree 14 years earlier at Iowa State University. In 2016, she established the Roxanne Isenhart Scholarship which is awarded each year to a junior or senior year enrolled in the

SPS Presidential Awards for Excellence recipients announced

April 7, 2021 a134221 child development and family center, Family and Consumer Sciences, News, School of Family and Consumer Sciences

Four members of NIU’s Supportive Professional Staff are winners of the 2021 Presidential Awards for Excellence. Each is an ambassador for the university in their own unique way, but all work to innovatively and professionally ensure the success of their departments, building programs

NIU’s Child Development and Family Center offers Preschool For All Expansion (PFAE) Program

December 9, 2020 jdonahue CHHS, child development and family center, College of Health and Human Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences

Every child deserves the chance to learn. We aren’t leaving that up to chance. For the past two years, Northern Illinois University’s Child Development and Family Center has been home to the Preschool for All Expansion (PFAE) program, a grant-funded initiative that

Dahlia Roman named Hometown Hero

September 8, 2020 jdonahue CHHS, child development and family center, College of Health and Human Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences, human development and family sciences

Dahlia Roman, family coordinator of NIU Child Development and Family Center, was recently named a Hometown Hero by DeKalb radio station 94.9 WDKB. The award, which highlights people in the community who are doing positive things, is given out weekly by the

Child Development and Family Center earns accolades

March 8, 2019 lbotterman1@niu.edu child development and family center, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, faculty

Congratulations to Child Development and Family Center team who will receive this year’s NIU Supportive Professional Staff (SPS) Award for Partnership and Collaboration. “This award is given to staff or groups who have demonstrated a willingness to partner, cooperate, and collaborate for

$1.6 million state grant means expansion for CDFC

December 18, 2018 lbotterman1@niu.edu child development and family center, Child Development Lab, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, Family, Family and Child Studies, Family and Consumer Sciences, human development and family sciences

The Child Development and Family Center (CDFC) at NIU has received a $1.6 million award from the Illinois State Board of Education to provide full-day preschool services to more DeKalb children. The Preschool for All Expansion (PFA-E) program increases access to full-day