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The purpose of the Advisory Council is to strengthen the parent/caregiver commitment to the Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) program in District 271. The council will advise the Bloomington ECFE program in planning, needs assessment and program development with the goal of improving and enhancing the program and its mission. The council will raise community awareness for the program by serving as a communication link between the program and the community.The council also advises and advocates on behalf of Bloomington Early Learning Services (ELS), which includes ECFE, Early Childhood Screening, preschool programming for three-year-olds and four-year-olds, and Early Childhood Special Education.

The Association of Child Development Specialists is a professional organization for those who foster the adaptive development of children through creative programming, preventive intervention, and public advocacy. ACDS joins together Child Development professionals whose focus is to facilitate the adaptive development of children in the various environments that constitute their life experiences, including home, school, play, and therapeutic settings. The Child Development Specialist represents a discipline that uses a psycho-educational approach to therapy encompassing both prevention and intervention. This specialty includes evaluating a child’s developmental status, planning and coordinating an intervention program, providing direct counseling for children and their families, advising parents, and collaborating and consulting with other child service providers.

FOSTER IN EACH STUDENT THE CAPACITY FOR SELF-KNOWLEDGE GROUNDED IN A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING, ENGAGE THE WHOLE CHILD THROUGH DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM THAT ADDRESSES THE CHILD'S PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND INTELLECTUAL ASPECTS.

EEC strives to create a family of families committed to the development of the whole child and the education of parents so that they may flourish and create meaningful connections to their community.

Charlotte Bilingual Preschool prepares Spanish-speaking children for success in school and life by providing superior dual language early childhood education. The preschool supports students' families with parenting, life skills and English-language classes, enabling them to sustain and nurture their children's educational and emotional development

Based on the premise that the children we serve are inherently competent, capable, and strong, St. Mary’s Child Center: · Impacts pre-school children in poverty -- who are at life and learning risk -- with the highest quality cognitive, creative, social, physical, and emotional learning experiences that will transition into a foundation for lifelong success. · Integrates highly effective professional educators with a proven learning philosophy. · Uses qualitative measures to show impact. · Is accountable to the children and families served, stakeholders and contributors, and the early childhood learning community..

Our mission is to build global-ready Christian leaders thoroughly prepared for all of life.

The Bethania Foundation, also known as Bethania Kids, is a Christian Mission that is bringing wholeness and hope to orphaned, abandoned, disabled and desperately poor children in India. Bethania Kids provides these children shelter, food, clothing, education, medical services and spiritual care through four residence homes, nine care centers and two rehabilitation centers. The message is simple: Jesus loves children and cares deeply for them regardless of the circumstances of their birth. Through His love, they will change their world.

As a hub for the Silicon Valley Jewish community, the Oshman Family JCC creates meaningful, inclusive and joyful experiences for everyone and explores innovative ways to integrate Jewish traditions and values into contemporary life.

All Our Kin is a Connecticut-based nonprofit organization that trains, supports, and sustains community child care providers to ensure that children and families have the foundation they need to succeed in school and in life. Through our programs, child care professionals succeed as business owners; working parents find stable, high-quality care for their children; and children gain an educational foundation that lays the groundwork for achievement in school and beyond. Our vision: child care providers will have access to training and education opportunities, livable wages and benefits, and respect for a hard job done well. Parents will be honored and supported in their difficult work of caring for children, and have access to safe, loving, educational child care options when they go to work. And children, regardless of where they live, their racial or ethnic background, or how much money their parents earn, will begin their lives with all the advantages, tools, and experiences that we, as a society, are capable of giving them.

Casa de Sara provides education and programs to better the lives of children and their families

Founded in 1988, Storyteller Children?s Center provides quality tuition-free early childhood education for homeless and at-risk children, ages 18 months through five years, as well as comprehensive support services for their families.