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The Forest School Foundation is a volunteer-led 501(c)(3) that promotes and grows outdoor, nature-based early childhood education (forest schools) in Western North Carolina and the Southeast. It runs the Growing Wild Forest School and supports scholarships, teacher training, and advocacy to expand access to outdoor learning.

The Learning Collaborative (TLC) prepares underserved children and their families to succeed in school by providing a tuition-free, high-quality preschool education through a unique partnership with our children, families, parents, staff, and community.Our vision is that children and parents working together can overcome at-risk beginning through an early educational intervention, paving the way for success in kindergarten and beyond, inspiring a love of learning, confidence in themselves, and hope for their futures.

Small Steps’ mission is to provide an exemplary early childhood program to instill and foster the social, emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual growth of economically at-risk children and their families.

Wee Disciples provides a Christian, child-centered early-education environment that supports young children’s academic, social, emotional, and spiritual growth. The organization runs preschool and early elementary classes and offers before/after/extended-day care while emphasizing a safe, loving setting and cultural diversity.

Making a difference through education for economically challenged children and families to build a positive future in our community.

CCVI prepares children with visual impairments (including those with multiple disabilities) to reach their highest potential in the sighted world by providing specialized early education, therapies, family support, and vision-related services across the Kansas City region.

Transforming the lives of adults and families through personalized education.

Easterseals of Southeastern Pennsylvania's mission is to provide exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities or special needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities. With this mission in mind, and as the needs of the disability community evolve, so do we. The definition of disability is broadening, going beyond physical conditions to include invisible, emotional, social and educational challenges. Easterseals is working hard to change the way the world defines and views disability by making profound, positive differences in people’s lives every day. We are proud to serve more than 7,000 individuals and their families in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, Montgomery, North Hampton, Berks and Lehigh counties.

Inspired by the Jesuit and IHM traditions of social justice, faith, hope and love, Gesu School strives, with open admissions, to provide a quality, innovative education for its neighbor children to empower them to break the cycle of poverty and violence.

ECDC has always believed that each child should be treated as an individual and has the opportunity to develop at his or her own pace with our low teacher/child ratios. The classroom environment promotes our philosophy that children learn through play with many independent choices available through the day. We have many self-directed activities as well as large and small group activities. We believe that the process of learning is more important than the product. Children are encouraged and supported by our trained staff as they play and learn. Having our graduates well prepared for kindergarten is an important goal at ECDC. goals and objectives our classes are child centered with activities designed to meet each child’s developmental needs. The goal of ecdc is to foster social, emotional, physical and intellectual growth in a nurturing and secure environment. Our program has three different cornerstones: • learn through play: we believe that all preschool children learn best through play. Each child is treated as an individual and has the opportunity to develop at his or her own pace. Our classroom environment reflects this philosophy with many independent choices available through the day. At ecdc, the process of learning is more important than the product. • parent involvement: the most effective education results from a partnership between parents and teachers. For this reason, ecdc was established in 1977 in sherborn as a parent cooperative. Parents spend time in the classroom interacting with their child and the teachers. The minimum time requirement is quite modest, between 4 and 7 times per year in the classroom as your child’s “guest. ” there are additional opportunities for parents who are interested, and additional involvement is welcomed. • qualified and committed staff: qualified, committed, caring and enthusiastic teachers are the cornerstone of an effective early education program. A certified early childhood educator directs ecdc, and all of our teachers have or are working toward early childhood certification. We support continuing early childhood education for our teachers.

We provide a child-centered environment facilitating independence and learning for the joy of learning, guided by the educational philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori. With a foundation of respect for self and others and a strong emphasis on cultural appreciation, our staff and parents create a supportive network for families to help children become well-rounded individuals. MSGL is a not-for-profit, parent-owned Montessori school serving Tippecanoe County, Indiana since 1972. We offer programs for more than 150 children between the ages of 1 and 9 years on our beautiful campus overlooking the Wabash River Valley in West Lafayette. We are accredited by the American Montessori Society.

To prepare students to be effective servants of Christ in contemporary society.