The ELC is going to be closed to children From Monday 11/24 through Friday 11/28.

Parent Teacher Conferences are set for Monday 11/24 (and 11/25 depending on your classroom). Please be sure to sign up for a time with your child's teacher to meet in person or over zoom to discuss your child's progress and development!

ELC Staff will be completing professional development trainings on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week and the ELC is closed Thursday and Friday for the holiday.



The ELC will be open to students again on Monday December 1st!

The ELC wishes to extend a happy thanksgiving to all of our families and staff! This is a time to sit down with the people in our lives that are close to us and share a meal in celebration and thanks for the blessings that have come through our lives this year.

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Community Resources:

The Dream Center - Thanksgiving Box of Hope & Frozen Turkey

INFO HERE - Saturday 11/22 8am -1pm

Thanksgiving Day Breakfast @ the George Wilson Center

INFO HERE - Thursday 11/27 8am-10:30am

Mobile Pantry (November schedule)

Healthy Pantry Center Locations

Monday Pajama Day's are back for the month of December! Please join us each Monday in December in wearing your comfiest P.J.'s to help make the early & chilly mornings feel a little bit cozier!

The ELC is hosting a Holiday Toy Drive this season to support our families who would like assistance with gifts for their children

To request gifts:

• Families are invited to share the items their children would enjoy most.
• Paper forms will be available at the front desk or a google form is available HERE

To donate gifts during the month of December:

• Requested items will be written on mitten cutouts and displayed in the lobby (no names attached).
• Families may select a mitten, purchase the item, and return it to staff at the front desk for distribution.

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Thank you for supporting one another and helping

the ELC spread joy this holiday season!

Please click the button below to access the US Consumer Product Safety Commissions Site with up to date information about recalled items.

New Additions:

• Zippee Silicone Activity Toys, recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Choking; Violates Mandatory Standard for Toys
• Sanven Technology Recalls Vevor Baby Swings Due to Risk of Serious Injury from Suffocation Hazard; Violates Mandatory Standard for Infant Sleep Products and Inclined Sleepers Ban

More products and information at link below-

• 11/24-11/25 ELC Parent Teacher Conferences (closed to students)
• 11/26/-11/30 ELC CLOSED
• 12/1, 12/8, 12/15 ELC P.J. Days
• 12/22-1/2 ELC CLOSED for Winter Break
• 1/5 ELC OPEN for Students

Kelly Freel kfreel@udel.edu • Jessica Peace jpeace@udel.edu

University of Delaware Early Learning Center

 www.elc.udel.edu