Meet the Staff

Contact Us

Child Development Lab

1500 W. Raab Road
Normal, IL  61761
Phone: 309-268-8210
Fax: 309-268-7965
childlab@heartland.edu

Kadi Juris, MS

Executive Director,
Child Care Supports
Phone: 309-268-8216
Kadi.Juris@heartland.edu

Jessica Keith

Associate Director,
Child Development Lab
Phone:  309-268-8208
Jessica.Keith@Heartland.edu

Ashley Giebelhausen, M.Ed.

Associate Director,
Child Care Extension Services
Phone: 309-268-8581
Ashley.Giebelhausen@heartland.edu

Lab School Hours

Monday through Friday
7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Night Hawks Hours

Summer Semester Hours:
Monday and Wednesday
5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Spring and Fall Semester Hours:
Monday through Thursday
5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Enrollment

For the Child Development Lab, contact: Jessica Keith
For the Night Hawks Program, contact: Ashley Giebelhausen

Upcoming Closures 

Summer Half-Day Schedule On Fridays

• The HCC CDL will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Fridays during the summer. This will start on Friday, June 6th, and continue through Friday, August 1st.
• Please contact our Program Assistant with questions at 309-268-8210. 

Spring Semester 2025

• Wednesday, June 18, 2025: Staff Professional Development Day
• Thursday, June 19, 2025: Juneteenth
• Friday, July 4, 2025: Independence Day
• Friday, August 15, 2025: Staff Professional Development Day

Fall Semester 2025

• Monday, September 2, 2025: Labor Day
• Friday, October 10, 2025: Staff Professional Development Day
• Wednesday, November 26, 2025: Thanksigiving Break
• Thursday, November 27, 2025: Thanksgiving Break
• Friday, November 28, 2025: Thanksgiving Break
• Tuesday, December 23, 2025: Staff Professional Development Day
• Wednesday, December 24, 2025: Winter Break
• Thursday, December 25, 2025: Winter Break
• Friday, December 26, 2025: Winter Break
• Monday, December 29, 2025: Winter Break
• Tuesday, December 30, 2025: Winter Break
• Wednesday, December 31, 2025: Winter Break
• Thursday, January 1, 2026: Winter Break 

Spring Semester 2026

• Monday, January 19, 2026: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Friday, February 6, 2026: Staff Professional Development Day
• Monday, March 9, 2026: Spring Break/Staff Professional Development
• Tuesday, March 10, 2026: Spring Break/Staff Professional Development
• Wednesday, March 11, 2026: Spring Break/Staff Professional Development
• Thursday, March 12, 2026: Spring Break/Staff Professional Development
• Friday, March 13, 2026: Spring Break/Staff Professional Development 
• Monday, May 25, 2026: Memorial Day
• Thursday, June 18, 2026: Staff Professional Development
• Friday, June 19, 2026: Juneteenth
• Friday, July 3, 2026: In Observance of Independence Day
• Friday, August 14, 2026: Staff Professional Development Day