The department of Human Sciences houses the Child Development Center. It is fully licensed by the Mississippi State Department of Health and is operating 5 days per week from 8 - 5 monday thru thursday and 8 - 4 on fridays 

The Child Development Center functions as a learning center for preschool children and are operated on a full-time basis through the year. Holidays and other designated vacation periods will follow the university calendar as designed in the university catalog.

The laboratory is a place where children grow and learn creatively. Meals for the Child Development Center consist of a Breakfast, a hot well balanced lunch, and an evening snack. 

The program offers a wide variety of activities: language development, large and small motor development, sensory awareness, number concepts, art and music appreciation, science, visual discrimination and self awareness are all thoroughly explored.

The Child Development Center is staffed with one Director, two instructors, and one cook/aide. Students enrolled in undergraduate Child Development classes assist in the operation of the center.