Lund’s 2018 Annual Report was recently released. You can view it here.
Every month features an insight into Lund’s numbers, outcomes, highlights or programs from 2018. Every month we will dive a little deeper into the background on the blog.
First up, for January: Lund’s Early Childhood Education Program served 71 children last year. 98% of them made progress in their social emotional development.
Did you know……
- Lund’s Early Childhood Education Program (LECP) serves 50 children aged 6 weeks to 5 years. There are 5 classrooms – infants, young toddlers, older toddlers, and two preschool classrooms. The program is rated 5 Stars in the state’s quality rating system for childcare programs.
- The therapeutic curriculum is play based and seeks to take advantage of the time of enormous brain development that happens between the ages of 0 and 5. 90% of a child’s brain is developed during this time!
- Almost half of the children attending the program have been exposed to ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and the program is designed through a trauma informed lens in order to mitigate the negative effects of these experiences. This begins with strengthening a child’s capacity for social and emotional development. LECP uses Creative Curriculum – a research-based and research-proven curriculum resource – which allows children to develop social/emotional competence and self-help skills, as well as offering opportunities to experiment with early literacy, math and scientific skills through play. As children develop, teachers begin to focus more on other skill building activities and curricula that address concepts and domains for learning featured in the Vermont Early Learning Standards.
- LECP supports families too! Parents and caregivers of children in the program are supported in accessing other Lund programs such as Reach Up, outpatient treatment for substance use and/or mental health challenges, parenting education, or community resources to ensure that the basic needs of their family are met.
- LECP is located at the Hoehl Family Building at 50 Joy Drive in South Burlington. This allows students and teachers to take walks along the South Burlington Recreation path to Farrell Park or to the UVM Horse Barn. Groups have also taken field trips to Echo, the Flynn Theater, and Shelburne Farms.
- Having a safe, dependable place to leave their children while parents pursue treatment, education, or employment goals is absolutely essential. But finding space is very hard. The most recent vacancy rate for high quality programs in Chittenden County was less than 1%.
- LECP’s teachers are some of the most hard working, compassionate, dedicated, creative, fun, energetic, experienced people you will find anywhere. The children thrive under their care and the organization and the community are so lucky to have them.
Learn more about LECP here and learn more about why childcare is so important from our friends at Let’s Grow Kids.
