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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 Hours

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, August 14, 2026: Staff Professional Development Day

Fall Semester 2026

  • Monday, September 7, 2026: Labor Day
  • Wednesday, September 23, 2026: Staff Professional Development Day
  • Friday, October 16, 2026: Staff Professional Development Day
  • Wednesday, November 25, 2026: Thanksgiving Break
  • Thursday, November 26, 2026: Thanksgiving Break
  • Friday, November 27, 2026: Thanksgiving Break
  • Wednesday, December 23, 2026: Staff Professional Development Day
  • Thursday, December 24, 2026: Winter Break
  • Friday, December 25, 2026: Winter Break
  • Monday, December 28, 2026: Winter Break
  • Tuesday, December 29, 2026: Winter Break
  • Wednesday, December 30, 2026: Winter Break
  • Thursday, December 31, 2026: Winter Break
  • Friday, January 1, 2027: Winter Break
  • Monday, January 18, 2027: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Monday, March 8, 2027: Spring Break/Staff Professional Development Week
  • Tuesday, March 9, 2027: Spring Break/Staff Professional Development Week
  • Wednesday, March 10, 2027: Spring Break/Staff Professional Development Week
  • Thursday, March 11, 2027: Spring Break/Staff Professional Development Week
  • Friday, March 12, 2027: Spring Break/Staff Professional Development Week
  • Monday, May 31, 2027: Memorial Day
  • Thursday, June 17, 2027: Staff Professional Development Day
  • Friday, June 18, 2027: Juneteenth
  • Monday, July 5, 2027: Independence Day