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Meet the Staff

Program Administrators

  • Phone: 309-268-8216
    Email: kadi.juris@heartland.edu

  • Phone: 309-268-8208

    Email: Amanda.Klemme@heartland.edu

Child Development Specialists

Support Staff

Contact Us

Child Development Lab

1500 W. Raab Road
Normal, IL  61761
Phone: 309-268-8210
Fax: 309-268-7965
childlab@heartland.edu

Abby Harraden, M.Ed.

Program Assistant,
Child Development Lab
Phone: 309-268-8210
Abby.Harraden@heartland.edu

Amanda King, B.A.

Associate Director
Child Development Lab
Phone: 309-268-8208
Amanda.Klemme@heartland.edu 

Kadi Juris, MS.

Executive Director,
Child Care Supports
Phone: 309-268-8216
Kadi.Juris@heartland.edu

Lab School Summer Hours - June and July 2026

The Child Development Lab will be closing at 12:30 p.m. on Fridays during June and July. The first early closure Friday will be Friday, June 5th and the last one will be Friday, July 31st.

Lab School Hours - Starting in August 2026

Monday through Friday
7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Night Hawks Hours

By appointment only - please click here to see the new information on the Night Hawks Program page. Please note that Night Hawks care will not be available between the summer session and the fall semester. This break will run from August 3, 2026 through August 14, 2026. Regular Night Hawks hours of Mondays through from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm will resume on August 17, 2026.

Enrollment

For the Child Development Lab, contact: Amanda King
For the Night Hawks Program, contact: Kadi Juris

Upcoming Closures 

Spring Semester 2026

  • Friday, July 3, 2026: In Observance of Independence Day
  • Friday, August 14, 2026: Staff Professional Development Day