Early Childhood Center

The Early Childhood Center is designed for birth through 2nd grade including materials and programs. Try out an activity, read a book, or play on a computer or iPad. While the Early Childhood Center is designed for younger ones, everyone is welcome to use the collection including fiction, nonfiction, board books, readers, audiobooks and Playaways.

Our Early Childhood play area is a place for young ones to make believe, practice social skills, work on fine and gross motor skills, and more.

Activities and toys are periodically changed for new discoveries. Help us take good care of our toys so that everyone can play.

It’s never too early to start reading! Any child who is not yet in kindergarten is invited to join 1,000 Books before Kindergarten.

Pick up reading logs at the Early Childhood Center Desk and keep track of what you and your little one read together. Get a sticker for every 100 books read.

Children who read 500 books will get their names on a star on our reader wall. Children who finish the program and read 1,000 books will have a bookplate with their name added to a new picture book in our collection.

Computers and iPads are available for children to use in the Early Childhood Center.  Games and activities are intended for ages 2-6.

Check out an iPad at the Early Childhood Desk.

The Leveled Reader collection is broken into 5 levels: pre-1, 1, 2, 3, and 4.  The levels do not necessarily correspond to a student’s grade level.

Books are leveled based on vocabulary, repetition, number of words, etc.

The Early Childhood Center has an easy nonfiction collection perfect for new learners.

Located behind the Leveled Reader collection, young readers can find informational books at their level on a variety of topics.

Learning Games

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Addition 0-12: Flash Cards

Addition 0-12: Flash Cards

Covers addition facts through 12…plus ideas for skill-building games and activities.

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Budget Your Money Menu Game

Budget Your Money Menu Game

This game reinforces multiple math skills, including addition with decimals and money/budgeting.

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Button Size-Sorting Box

Button size sorting container for kids.

These bright buttons give children focused, hands-on practice with concepts like big and small, geometric shape, counting and more.

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Color Puzzle: Blue

Color Puzzle: Blue

This wooden inlay puzzle has easy to grip, lift-out pieces that help children recognize the color blue and basic words

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Color Puzzle: Brown

Color Puzzle: Brown

This wooden inlay puzzle has easy to grip, lift-out pieces that help children recognize the color brown and basic words

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Create-a-Burger Sequencing Stacker

Create-a-Burger Sequencing Stacker game

Follow the sequence on an order card to build a burger to develop skills in sequencing and fine motor development.

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