The Child's Play Lab at the University of Delaware investigates how children LEARN!
Formerly the Infant Language Project, the Child's Play Lab has been in existence for over 40 years at the University of Delaware. Under the direction of Dr. Roberta Golinkoff, we study how children ages 6 months to 5 years develop language and spatial reasoning skills as well as the benefits of play. For detailed information about our research, visit our website at http://www.childsplay.udel.edu.
05/01/2026
Are you pregnant with your first child?🍼 We’re looking for first-time expecting mothers in their third trimester to join our study! You can help us learn more about parents’ expectations of how they want to raise their child!🐣 To learn more, click the link in our bio and sign up today! 🔗
01/30/2026
We wish you all a happy and healthy 2026 from the Child’s Play, Learning, and Development Lab! ☃️ Enjoy our newsletter which includes useful information for parents! Click the link in our bio to access the PDF and links we mention in the newsletter🔗
12/30/2025
Looking for a fun way to spark curiosity? Try Tip #9: Flashlight Adventures! Let children lead the way as they explore shadows, nature, and numbers, all while building confidence and independence!
12/18/2025
Tip #4: Want even more ideas to help your children learn through play?
Bring your children to our lab for our playful learning study ✨
Do you have a curious 4- or 5-year-old? We’re looking for families to join our playful learning study! 🧩🌈
12/18/2025
Looking for a fun family outing?
Tip #3: Visit the Delaware Children’s Museum and play alongside your child!
Talking about your visit afterward helps kids remember and learn even more.
12/18/2025
Looking for a fun way to build your child’s skills?
Try Tip #2: Simon Says and Red Light, Green Light!
These classic games help children strengthen self-control and executive function while having fun.
12/18/2025
Explore these six essential principles for nurturing children’s language development! 😄Thank you Kathy and Roberta for these helpful tips!
06/14/2024
Final dinner with all senior labbers before our lab coordinator, Janelle, heads to graduate school this summer! 🥹👩🏻🔬
05/14/2024
This week, Stories with Clever Hedgehog was recognized as a trusted partner of Project Kesher! We are so proud of our team 🦔 Please visit http://ebooks4ukrkids.org to see what Clever Hedgehog is all about!! 😁📕📚
05/13/2024
We had a blast at our Spring Lab Party! A huge THANK YOU to our wonderful crew of labbers for another amazing semester 🥳🧸🎈
04/22/2024
👩🏻🔬🧪🔬Researchers Nesrin (visiting scholar) and Faezeh (graduate student) hard at work! 😊 We love sharing our research findings with the community. We’d love to see you and your child in our lab, please see the link in our bio to sign up! 🤩
| Monday | 9am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 5pm |
| Friday | 9am - 5pm |
