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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 Vandegraft (formerly 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

Monday through Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Enrollment

For the Child Development Lab, contact: Amanda Vandegraft (formerly Amanada King)
For the Night Hawks Program, contact: Kadi Juris

Upcoming Closures 

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