Feature from Director Dawn Hove
Please download the September 2025 Newsletter or see the newsletter below for more information.
UNO Child Care Center Happenings and Reminders:
Curriculum Night ~ Thursday, September 18, 2025, from 4 to 5:30 P.M.
Stop by and see your child’s lead teacher and teacher assistants. Come do a fun activity with your child and see what they do every day. Enjoy a snack and networking with other families.
Hope to see you there!
Preschool & Pre-K field trip to Bellevue Berry Farm
It is Pumpkin Patch Time.
Friday, September 26, 2025, from 9 A.M. to 1 P.M.
Permission slips and more information to follow the week of September 15.
Parent volunteers are welcome to attend.
Mark your calendars now.
The children do play outside and will go for walks on campus both in the mornings and afternoons. If you know that you will be picking up early, please let Dawn, Monica or your child’s Lead Teacher know, so that your child can stay back if you pick up before 4 P.M.
Please let us know if your child(ren) will not be in attendance for the day. You can call the child care center at 402-554-3398 or email Dawn (dhove@unomaha.edu) or Monica (mdey@unomaha.edu) to let us know. This helps us for preparing meals and staffing for the day. Reminder that if your child has been diagnosed with an illness to please let us know. Depending on the type of illness, we may need to inform families of the illness. Thank you for your cooperation.
If your child has been to the doctor in the past year, please make sure you bring in an updated physical &/or
immunization record for his/her file. If any of your contact information that has changed, please make sure we have the updated information for our records.
Reminder New Tuition Rates went into effect the week of September 1, 2025. Tuition is due your first scheduled day of each week; unless you are signed up for payroll deductions.
For all families who are students, please make sure we have an updated class schedule.
The UNO Child Care Center closes promptly at 5:30 P.M. Please make sure you are picking up your child by 5:30 P.M. The staff thank you.
Stretch-N-Grow Programs ~ An email as been sent out with information for you to sign-up.
Dance will be on Mondays from 3 to 3:30 P.M.
Yoga will be on Fridays from 9:30 to 10 A.M.
Fall Semester Holiday Closures
Thursday & Friday, November 27 & 28, 2025; Thanksgiving Holiday
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 through Sunday, January 4, 2026; Winter Shutdown
Calendar
| September | National School Success Month |
|---|---|
| 1 | Labor Day, CCC Closed |
| 7 | National Grandparent's Day |
| 8 | International Literacy Day |
| 11 | Patriot Day |
| 18 | Curriculum Night 4 to 5:30 P.M. |
| 22 | Autumn Begins |
| October | National Pizza Month |
|---|---|
| 5 | World Teacher’s Day |
| 13 | Columbus Day, UNOCCC open |
| 20-21 | UNO Fall Break, UNOCCC Open |
| 22 | Parent/Teacher Conferences; Toddlers |
| 23 | Parent/Teacher Conferences; Transition |
| 24 | Picture Day; 8-11 A.M. |
| 27 | Parent/Teacher Conferences; Tran AM; Pres P |
| 28 | Parent/Teacher Conferences; Pre AM; Pre-K P |
| 29 | Parent/Teacher Conferences; Pre-K |
| 29 | World Cat Day |
| 31 | Costume Parade Across Campus; 9 AM |