The Auburn University Early Learning Center is an accredited laboratory preschool serving children ages 2, 3, 4, and 5 years old. Children attend from 8:30-11:30 with an extended day option available for children in the three and four year old classes. Children in the two year old class have the option of two day (Tues/Thurs), three day (Mon/Wed/Fri) or five day programs, all from 8:30-11:30. Children must be the age of the class by September 2nd in order to enroll. For example, to enroll in the two-year-old class, the child must be two by September 2nd of the year they are enrolling. Children who enroll in the extended day program (8:30-3:30) must bring a lunch and a nap mat.

Head teachers generally hold advanced degrees in Early Childhood Education or Child Development and the teaching assistants are graduate students working on advanced degrees in Human Development and Family Science or another related field of study.

The teaching philosophy of the facility is grounded in the concept of developmentally appropriate practice in which children "learn by doing" and are guided by a curriculum designed to capitalize upon knowledge of how young children learn. The facility also maintains a research mission and is designed to maximize opportunities to conduct developmental research on children and their families.

For more information about the Auburn University Early Learning Center or to request an application for your child, please call 334-844-4696 or email auelc@auburn.edu.