Join Campus Children’s Centers around the country in celebrating the extraordinary things we do each and every day as we work together to:

  • Emphasize the services and support we provide to student, faculty, staff, and community families.
  • Build an understanding for the importance of high-quality early childhood programs supporting children’s overall health and development.
  • Engage Centers to become more visible while showcasing the impact we have on the campus community.
  • Highlight the importance of Campus Centers for recruiting and retaining students, faculty and staff.

2023 Celebrating Campus Children's Centers Social Media Tiles

Letter to President, Dean, Department Head, and Faculty

Ways to Celebrate

  • Create a child-made invitation to this special event.
  • Have the children participate with songs and musical instruments.
  • Enlist the expert help of Music & Theatre Department personnel and include student music & theater majors – this can provide dual opportunity to share in “showing off” the fun and expertise.
  • Expand the invitation to include VP’s, Deans and Trustees.
  • Invite parent board members as greeters and champions.
  • Leave the date and time flexible within the Celebrating Campus Children’s Centers (CCCC) week to accommodate busy schedules.
  • Consider more than one event like this during the CCCC week.
  • Invite the college/university president, other college staff, and parents to your center to read a story to the children, enjoy lunch or a special celebratory snack in the classroom, or simply to play.
  • Hold a concert or play in your program or in a prominent location on campus.
  • Involve Campus Police / Security in a safe & fun experience.
  • Map out several days (weather dependent) to take small groups on reading excursions.
  • Distribute child created stickers, handmade posters/placards or cards that say, “I support campus children!”.
  • Create a map that children can follow.
  • Drop off child-made gifts such as paintings, or cards at each department visited.
  • Make a display in your program to document and celebrate the activity.
  • Take fieldtrips around campus to say ‘hello’ to key department champions.
  • Take the children around campus, finding places to stop and set out a blanket and read.
  • Invite parents who are students, faculty or staff to write a short note saying why the program is important to them.
  • Beautify the Campus.
  • Go on a campus walk to collect trash (closely supervise the children and have them wear gloves)
  • Ask the college/university paper and/or Marketing & Communications Department to write an article on your trips around campus or a “green” event you host.
  • Purchase or make t-shirts with a catchy phrase that children & teachers wear advertising that the children are the future-keepers” of our beautiful planet
  • Plant a garden, flowers, or a tree somewhere on campus or at your center.
  • Create a ‘gratitude’ book from the parent letters using Shutterfly or similar and present that card and book to the President and/or Board of Trustees.
  • Send a ‘Thank You’ card to the college or university President and Board of Trustees.
  • Visit the student union or student organization.
  • Visit a department in the student center such as the art display, the veteran’s Department, the café (have a cookie and milk), the welcome area: engage children in saying “hello”.
  •  “Chalk” on campus sidewalks with the children(Be sure to check your college/universities' rules about chalking on campus).
  • Visit the campus police department - invite them to all activities so they can be seen by all; set upa Child finger printing” event with the police.
  • Lead a fundraiser at the center – breakfast, Bakesale, talent show - work with student services and student clubs to create a “partnership” event.
  • Hold a group fitness exercise time - enlist the help of nursing, health department, athletes to join inthe fun!
  • Post the CCCC dates on your social media page and tag others to “support” our campuschildren’s centers with your time, money, resources, active participation.
  • Put together a story, picture, film clip showing how children make campus better.
  • Take photos, make drawings etc.…. of all the CCCC week activities and compile for future PR to use – use throughout the year(s).
  • Invite staff to share ideas for CCCC activities – the classroom with the best idea(s) are rewarded with program-paid lunch for staff.