Welcome to the new web site of the Center for Educational and Developmental Sciences (CEADS) in the College of Education at The Pennsylvania State University.

CEADS is a college-wide center whose purpose is to foster interdisciplinary efforts, provide support for the preparation and development of proposals in applied educational and developmental studies, create infrastructure support and resources for conducting funded research, and provide a forum to foster inquiry and scientific discussion in applied educational issues that are of interest to college faculty.

CEADS is one of the Centers of Excellence in Penn State's Children, Youth, and Families Consortium (CYFC). The goal of the consortium is for the member centers to work synergistically to address critical issues facing the children, youth, and families of Pennsylvania and beyond.