Play-based
education rooted
in science.
UF Early Childhood Collaboratory at Baby Gator serves the community of today, tomorrow, and the future.
Program Overview
UF Early Childhood Collaboratory has three centers on campus that serve infants ages 6 weeks to 5 years old. Our centers are NAEYC accredited, offer VPK (Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten), and are school readiness centers.
UF ECC at Lake Alice is located on the corner of Village Drive and Museum Road, across the street from beautiful Lake Alice. This center serves children whose parents are either University of Florida (UF) faculty, staff, or students.
UF ECC at Newell Drive is located adjacent to UF Health. This center serves children whose parents are faculty, staff, or students in the College of Medicine, College of Health and Health Professions, the College of Pharmacy, and UF Health.
UF ECC at Diamond Village is located near UF Health North tower, behind the McKnight Brain Institute, on Diamond Village Road within the Diamond Village Housing complex. This center serves children whose parents are either University of Florida (UF) faculty, staff, or students.
Admissions
UF ECC is an inclusive center and enrolls children who have at least one parent or guardian associated with any college or department of The University of Florida or UF Health. Undergraduate students must be full-time (12 or more credit hours for Fall and Spring semesters). UF ECC at Newell Drive was developed in partnership with the Colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Health Professions, and Pharmacy. Parents who are undergraduates, graduate students, interns, residents, post-docs, fellows, and faculty of these colleges have priority for spaces in this center. Children from the Gainesville community whose parents are not associated with UF may be enrolled on a space available basis.
