Author Archives: elphillips0

Think about it. Despite all of the organizing, categorizing, and digitizing that I have done with CELC this summer, I have been working primarily with their tangible, paper-bound materials. Now think about the past 13 years. Everything that we do, … Continue reading →

At it’s core, one might say that CELC’s mission goes beyond providing the highest quality early childhood education available. It provides a crucial service that works not only to alleviate poverty in our communities, but also to break the cycle … Continue reading →

No, I’m not referring to the viral YouTube video from a few years past. Rather, I refer to my discovery of the week! Thank you, Columbus Metropolitan Library! The West Side and Ohio Avenue Day Nurseries were founded on a … Continue reading →

So why not share a few with you from CELC’s earlier years? I have spent this week scanning photos. Scanning leaves moments of free time as you wait for the photo to scan, so I spent such moments pondering the … Continue reading →

Over the past five weeks, I have sifted through a lot of paperwork, photos, and newspaper clippings on a search for gold nuggets of CELC’s history. Fortunately for me as the prospector, my search thus far has yielded some excellent … Continue reading →

Inhabiting a dark corner of the Northside attic stood a file cabinet with the tantalizing labels “Historical Records” and “Agency Publications.” Alas, it was locked! My supervisors have been joking with me over the past few weeks that they have … Continue reading →

My job for the morning was to open every cabinet and drawer in the former Westside location and throw out all of the food I found. Such a task served not only to get all the crackers, Capri Suns, and … Continue reading →

A quarter, a pencil, and four boxes. No, I did not find small change and writing utensils in the attic. And no, those don’t signify my biggest finds to date. In amongst some of Columbus Early Learning Center’s historical documents, … Continue reading →

Last Friday I spent the morning in the attic, moving boxes, sorting, organizing, and generally getting covered in dust and cobwebs (but no spiders, thank goodness!). When I opened the door to leave the attic, a three year old girl … Continue reading →

A basement, an attic, and two old offices later, I sit amongst a sampling of Columbus Early Learning Centers’ 125 year history and preschool toys. Treasures unearthed thus far? I suppose that depends on your definition of treasure. I’ve been … Continue reading →