The Teaching Research Institute Child Development Center has provided quality care and education to young children and their families for over 25 years. The program currently serves children, ages 30 months to 6 years from the university and the surrounding community.

In addition to providing child care to students, faculty and the community, the Child Development Center (CDC) is the model demonstration for the Teaching Research Institute Early Childhood and Training Department. This ensures that the program is always implementing "best practices" in the fields of Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education. This also provides a broad range of professionals and resources to assist the program to maintain high standards and to continue to grow and make improvements.