Preschool/Pre-K
Thank you for your interest in the University of Michigan-Dearborn Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) program.  Please visit the Applications page to print applications and the Tuition and Fees page for our program rates.

When filling out the application, be sure to indicate the term (Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer) and year for which you would like your child to be considered for enrollment. Please see the tuition rate sheet for ECEC hours.  Return your application to UM-Dearborn, Early Childhood Education Center, 18501 Rotunda Dr., Suite 300, Dearborn, MI  48124 along with a $20.00 processing fee (per application).  Please make your check payable to the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

All applications for new children are placed on a continuous waiting list.  When we reach your application on the waitlist, you will be contacted with available openings.  After you decline an offered opening three times, your application will be moved to the end of the waitlist.  If there is not an opening for your child during the term for which you apply, your child will remain on the waiting list for the next term. 

Kindergarten
The UM-Dearborn Early Childhood Education Center Kindergarten is designed to educate the whole child physically, intellectually, emotionally, socially, linguistically and aesthetically. It is based upon research of leading psychologists and educators such as Piaget, Erikson and Vygotsky. The program utilizes the long-term arts based project approach as adapted from the Reggio Emilia inspired approach to early childhood education.

The Kindergarten program addresses the needs of the developing child and provides many educational opportunities. These opportunities stimulate children as they learn at their own rate and pace as they construct their own knowledge, think critically, solve problems and make decisions. Learning is an active process both physically and mentally. The ECEC Kindergarten classroom will reflect this vigorous activity. The program provides many opportunities for children to manipulate a wide variety of materials as they work independently, in groups and with their teachers.

Kindergarten spots are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Children must be 5 years old by December 1, 2011 to enroll in the UM-Dearborn ECEC Kindergarten for the 2011-2012 school year. To learn more about the UM-Dearborn ECEC Kindergarten, please call (313) 593-5424 to schedule a tour.

Please note that the ECEC is a teacher preparation site for the UM-D School of Education as well as an education and child care center. For this reason, we try to provide a varied population of children with whom the University students can interact. Therefore, we limit the number of full-time openings offered to families.

If you have any additional questions about the ECEC program, please feel free to call the Center at (313) 593-5424.

If you have any additional questions about the ECEC program, please view the ECEC Calendar for upcoming scheduled Open Houses to attend.  If you are unable to attend a scheduled Open House, please call us at (313) 593-5424 to request an individual or group tour.

We are located at 18501 Rotunda Dr., Suite 300, Dearborn, MI  48124 between Southfield Fwy. and Oakwood Blvd.

Click here for a map of our location.

FROM UM-D CAMPUS
Take Evergreen Rd. South to Michigan Ave. East to the Southfield Fwy. South exit.  Take the Southfield Fwy. South to Rotunda Dr. exit.  Turn right onto Rotunda Dr.  The Early Childhood Education Center is located on the left hand side of the road.