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UNLV/CSUN Preschool News

The UNLV/CSUN Preschool provides a model inclusive early childhood program that serves children (6 weeks to 5 years of age) of students, faculty, staff and the surrounding campus community.

Current Preschool News

The top of a UNLV graduation cap overlooking a crowd of graduation students at Commencement.
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The newest Rebel grads reflect on their time at UNLV and share what the future holds.

Kinesiology student Zachary Coleman studies outside.
Campus News |

At UNLV, nontraditional students can find support designed to meet them where they are — and help them go further.

close up of two children holding the hands of an adult
Campus News |

MGM Resorts International helps UNLV resolve bottlenecks in internships for future practitioners.

archival photo of a woman sitting behind desk
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Evelyn Ludeman was the force that kept the UNLV/CSUN Preschool open and ensured it earned accreditation.

Graduation surprise
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News stories from the summer featuring UNLV students and faculty.

toddlers on playground with trying to catch bubbles
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The UNLV/CSUN Preschool at the Lynn Bennett Center for Early Childhood Education is about to hit a big growth spurt.

Preschool In The News

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

The Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center on the UNLV campus is expanding. They're expected to be completed in the summer with a potential opening in the fall. More children also means more staff, giving more UNLV students an opportunity to work in a field they may want to pursue.

Yahoo!

Being kind never gets old and it is the simple things that can make it better for everyone. A preschool is teaching kindness to educate little learners about the harms of bullying. The hope is that they use this practice to build social bonds.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

Being kind never gets old and it is the simple things that can make it better for everyone. A preschool is teaching kindness to educate little learners about the harms of bullying. The hope is that they use this practice to build social bonds.

Las Vegas Sun

Pictures of UNLV's Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center groundbreaking ceremony.

Yahoo!

UNLV’s College of Education held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday for a new project to expand its on-campus preschool. The project is a part of the university’s commitment to meet the childcare and educational needs of families throughout Southern Nevada.

Yahoo!

UNLV’s College of Education held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday for a new project to expand its on-campus preschool. The project is a part of the university’s commitment to meet the childcare and educational needs of families throughout Southern Nevada.

Recent Preschool Accomplishments

Shin Silver (UNLV/CSUN Preschool) has been selected as the assistant director at the UNLV/CSUN Preschool located in the Lynn Bennett Early Childhood Education Center. Shin begins her new position at UNLV on April 1 after teaching at the preschool for 20 years through her undergraduate and graduate studies at UNLV. Shin brings an exemplary…
Sunny Gittens (Student Life), Jenna-Weglarz-Ward (Education) and Claire Tredwell (UNLV/CSUN Preschool) were awarded a $460K Child Care Access Means Parents in School grant from the Department of Education. These funds for child care access are vital as they will enable UNLV to provide stipends to low-income students with young children…
Claire Tredwell (Preschool) was awarded the Rose C. Engel Award for excellence in professional practice from the Division of Early Childhood (DEC). Tredwell, director of the preschool, received the award at the DEC's 35th annual International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and Their Families in Dallas earlier this…
Claire Tredwell (Preschool) has been honored with the Rose C. Engel Award for Excellence in Professional Practice by the Division of Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children, recognizing her leadership, ethical standards and excellence of work. This national award is presented to professionals who have made…