THE PUBLIC MIND; CENTER FOR CHILD STUDIES OFFERS ADVANTAGES FOR CHILDREN

To the Editor:

The Missourian's article about the Center for Child Studies missed the point to publicize the most important advantage of using the Center for childcare at night for Non-Traditional college students.

That advantage is the opportunity for a child to be stimulated beyond the reaches of ordinary daycare programs by students who are learning to be child development professionals. My 3-year-old son is enrolled in the center two nights a week while I'm in class and he refers to those nights as "going to College with Mommy."

Their programs of active exploration and discovery produce growth in him each week, and the attention these caring professionals give to his learning process is unequaled. They not only provide a dependable daycare service for night class attenders, they also provide "drop-in" service at very reasonable cost for those nights when you must go to the library for extra work.

I urge Non-Trads to drop-in their children, age 6 weeks to 6 years, and let them try out this wonderful learning experience. You won't be sorry.

Pamela S. Gard

Cape Girardeau