Support the UNF Preschool
Join the Raising Kane Challenge! COEHS Interim Dean, Dr. Jennifer Kane, has made a personal pledge of $500 to inspire others to Swoop and Support on Giving Day. The COEHS fund with the greatest number of donors at the end of Giving Day at noon on April 3, 2024 will receive an additional $500 gift from Dr. Kane.
That's not all!
Once the College of Education and Human Services reaches its donor goal of 400 donors across all projects, a $5,000 challenge gift will be UNLOCKED from Jed Davis, '11 and Jill Davis, UNF Board of Trustees member. Help us unlock this challenge with your gift!
There's more!
Join the $120 Parents Association (PA) Leadership Giving Challenge! The PA Leadership Team is pleased to offer a $120 Challenge Gift to inspire other parents to Swoop and Support the Preschool on Giving Day. Gifts of any size by 50 or more donors will unlock this Challenge Gift.
About the UNF Preschool
The UNF Preschool first and foremost is an inquiry-based, Reggio-inspired STEM focused early learning center for curious preschoolers. As a Lab school for the College of Education and Human Services, it is also a place of exemplary early childhood practice for teachers around Northeast Florida who come to learn best practices. Many UNF early childhood students complete coursework, internships and work part time at the preschool. Nestled on a preserve, the children learn in a naturalistic environment each and every day. Children become keen observers, competent communicators and responsible citizens who care for one another and the natural world. "As young Ospreys explore, they learn to soar!"
How Your Donations Make a Difference
Your donations will directly impact our youngest Ospreys! By making a gift to the UNF Preschool, you can help create the infrastructure to support various enrichment programs, such as providing high-quality STEAM materials, art materials, outdoor equipment and picture books for our youngest Ospreys.
Why Your Support is Important
Early childhood education is a very critical period in a child's development with significant brain growth during the first five years of life. A high-quality, developmentally appropriate early learning center is focused on the whole child and all domains of development including social, emotional, cognitive, language and physical motor to ensure that each child develops the foundation for lifetime learning and well-being.