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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

  • Phone: 309-268-8581
    Email: Ashley.Giebelhausen@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 King, B.A.

Associate Director
Child Development Lab
Phone: 309-268-8208
Amanda.Klemme@heartland.edu 

Ashley Giebelhausen, M.Ed.

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

Kadi Juris, MS.

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

Lab School Summer Hours - June and July 2026

The Child Development Lab will be closing at 12:30 p.m. on Fridays during June and July. The first early closure Friday will be Friday, June 5th and the last one will be Friday, July 31st.

Lab School Hours - Starting in August 2026

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

Night Hawks Hours

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

Enrollment

For the Child Development Lab, contact: Kadi Juris
For the Night Hawks Program, contact: Ashley Giebelhausen

Upcoming Closures 

Spring Semester 2026

  • 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