Auburn University Early Learning Center

We still have spots available for our Summer Sessions at AU Early Learning Center! 🎉 If you’re looking for a fun, engaging, and enriching summer program for your little one, we’d love to have them join us!

✨ Program Details:
🗓 Session 1: June 2-26
🗓 Session 2: July 7-31 (Mon-Thurs)
📍 Time Options:
⏰ 8 AM - 12 PM ($400 tuition + $50 supply fee per session)
⏰ 8 AM - 4 PM Extended Day ($800 tuition + $50 supply fee per session)

👧 Eligibility: Ages 3-5 (Must be 3 years old by May 31, 2025 & potty trained)

🍎 Extended day students bring a lunch & napper!

📩 Apply now by filling out a form and sending it to Amanda Amat at [email protected]

Know a friend who might be interested? Tag them or share this post! Let’s make this summer one to remember! ☀️🎨📚

We are SO excited to offer exclusive AUELC merchandise in both youth and adult sizes just in time for gift-giving season! If you enter your email you get a code for 15% your first order.

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In our parent presentations, when we say things like, “No social media until at least age 16,” or “wait on smartphones until IN high school,” it’s because we understand the brain.

Po*******hy exposure is exponentially more impactful during adolescence than it is during adulthood because of the brain (sexual experiences during adolescence carve deep ruts that don’t disappear easily, if ever at all).

The temptation of sending a disappearing n**e in Snapchat is often more difficult to resist during adolescence because of the brain (the absence of a fully functioning prefrontal cortex prevents accurate judgments of risk and impact).

The addictive, slot machine-like feed in TikTok is often more difficult to put down during adolescence because of the brain (a highly sensitive dopamine reward system makes the prospect of another highly customized, entertaining video too much to resist).

The impact of seeing a steady stream of perfectly polished photos in Instagram often has an impact on self-worth during adolescence because of the brain (high social sensitivity means teens deeply desire affirmation and an answer to the question, “Am I pretty or good enough?”).

Not every kid who uses social media in middle school becomes addicted to p**n, sends a n**e on Snapchat, struggles with TikTok, or has decreased self-worth.

But I believe that just about every kid is a better version of themselves without them. Because we understand the brain.

✅ Keep junior high completely free of smartphones.
✅ No social media until at least age 16.
✅ Parents – find your like-minded tribe. Band together! Orgs like (after 8th),
✅ Principals – bell2bell, no personal electronics. Visit: phonefreeschools.com
✅ All digital devices are filtered, monitored, and owned by the parents.

Be encouraged! You’re not alone.

Chat by chat.
Step by step.
We’ll show you how!

Parenting with you,
Chris

Pete the Cat author coming to Opelika!!

We are so excited to be hosting “Pete the Cat” creator, James Dean, at OPL on May 14th! The event will include an author talk by James Dean followed by a book signing. Doors will open for the event at 5:00 and all seats will be first come, first served. We can’t wait to see you there!

The ELC is hiring! Go here https://www.auemployment.com/postings/44374 to learn more! Please reach out with any questions!

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Our hearts are so full! Thanks to all who joined us at the Kreher Preserve and Nature Center today! It was so amazing to see SO many families who are or who have been a part of the AUELC spending time together playing and enjoying this beautiful weather! We hope to make this celebration of play an annual event!

Come join us this Saturday on A-Day for "A Day For Play" at the Kreher Preserve and Nature Center from 10-12. It is free and promises to be full of fun for the whole family!

All extra bricks from the old building are claimed. If you asked for one, please let me know how you would like to pick it up. You are welcome to come see our new building or I can meet you in Auburn somewhere less crowded. Here is the list of who has a brick waiting for them:
Savannah Asmus
Bethany McClure
Danna Beale
Jennifer Schmidt
Raven Preston
Theresa Hoch
Lisa Caldwell
Jenny Gillen
Kayla Coan
Marcie Gaylor
Jerrod Windham (I'll see you next week)
Amy Wiley

We are so sad that our old building is officially gone! It is truly the end of an era. I have some bricks salvaged from the rubble if anyone would like one. Message me or reply here and I will save you one.

May Mini Session has been a fun extension of our year, making the most of our indoor and outdoor space. Play dough, popsicles, water play and more!