Our Centers

The University of Dayton School of Education and Health Sciences' centers play a distinctive role in your learning experience, creating lessons centered around practical wisdom. Centers extend our focus on experiential learning beyond the classroom into a variety of co-curricular activities.


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The Bombeck Family Learning Center is the University of Dayton's early childhood demonstration school serving infants, toddlers and preschoolers. While providing the highest quality care and education for young children in partnership with their families we also demonstrate research-based practice for University students and practicing professionals locally, nationally and internationally.

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The Center for Catholic Education promotes, enhances, energizes and supports Catholic schools. We are a nationally recognized leader in research and programming for Catholic schools, and we provide educators with programs and services that enhance the Church's mission and foster excellence in Catholic schools.

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The Center for Early Learning advances early care and education through relationship building and shared resources and helps to advance UD's Marianist mission to respond to changing times and engage in important community outreach.