The moving of the Child Study Center and Little Bucs program provides more availability for children and more space for programs.
Little Bucs, previously licensed for 46 children, is now licensed for around 73.
The Child Study Center is now licensed for almost 133 children, almost double the previous amount of 75.
Beverly Dugger, director, said, “The biggest issue was being able to serve more children and by swapping facilities that answered the problem.”
Little Bucs is a part-time day care facility that serves ETSU students. The Child Study Center is a full-day, full-year program that serves faculty, staff, students, and the community.
The Child Study Center was originally located in Warf-Pickel and has now moved to a building on Signal Drive. Little Bucs, which was previously in the Signal Drive building, is now housed in Warf-Pickel.
“It’s been a real adventure to pack up and move both programs and then be ready to start serving again on Aug. 27th for the first day of classes,” Dugger said. “It was an overwhelming task.”
The feedback from parents and students has been mostly positive, with only a few kinks still left to be worked out. The card swipe system for the parents to gain access into the building has yet to be installed and the Child Study Center was also without phones until last week.
“The children have settled in really nicely,” Dugger said.
The move also allows more room for programs such as the adult classroom for early childhood students to study motor development.
There is also a clinical site for students working with kids, language and motor development assessments, and pediatric residents.
“Everyone has been so supportive of this project. We couldn’t have done it without that support. We’re so lucky that we have an administration that supports that effort because not all colleges and universities have that kind of support,” Dugger said.

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