We enroll children and families regardless of affiliation. Part time spaces are not available. Breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack are served. Our center is open 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
A non-refundable enrollment fee of $50.00 per child is required to reserve a space.
Our Center’s primary mission is “to provide a model of high quality early education and care in a safe, secure, nurturing environment for children of students, employees, and the surrounding community”. Secondly, the Center provides lab, practicum and work experiences for UIS students and students of other higher education programs.
UIS Cox Children’s Center
University of Illinois Springfield
One University Plaza, CCC1
Springfield, Illinois 62703
Email: ccc@uis.edu
Phone: (217) 206-6610
Fax: (217) 206-6040
The Cox Children's Center is licensed through the State of Illinois and holds voluntary accreditation through the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
The Cox Children’s Center was established in 1970. The center is a resource for university students, faculty, staff, alumni and community clients.
The University of Illinois Springfield 18th annual Chancellor’s Academic Professional Excellence (CAPE) award was presented to Stacey Gilmore, director of the Cox Children’s Center during an April 8 online ceremony.
The CAPE Award recognizes U of I academic professionals for their efforts in three categories: work projects, professional development and affiliations and contributions to their units.