The Child Learning Center at the University of Colorado Boulder is not a typical preschool classroom.

It has a special kind of magic, clinical supervisor Katie Miller said. Some children are just starting to use words, some use a tablet to communicate, some use sign language and others can speak in long paragraphs.

“It’s really beautiful at the end of each year and even semester-to-semester to watch how much growth the children make and how independent they become,” Miller said. “They really start to include everyone in their play … they love each other, and we foster this environment for them to grow and value everyone in the classroom.”

The Child Learning Center is an early childhood education center at the University of Colorado Boulder, and it is celebrating 50 years of educating to

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