early learning center

The Early Learning Center is licensed, on-site early childhood education for the babies of our teen moms who attend the Florence Crittenton School.  The availability of on-site child care enables many teen mothers at the School to graduate, increasing their opportunities for achieving self-sufficiency. 

The Early Learning Center acts as a “parenting laboratory” where professionals interact with students and their babies to teach young moms to promote their children’s health and development.

These babies are at high risk for a myriad of developmental and societal problems.   Strong parenting, health and developmental support gives our little ones the best possible start in life.

The Early Learning Center Provides:

Services

• Ongoing developmental assessment of our infants and toddlers
• Enriched developmental curriculum that supports each child’s cognitive, social and emotional growth, as well as language and motor skills development
• Practical, hands-on childcare lab for teen parents
• Child development/parent training program for teen parents
• Referrals for other services

Objectives

• Help teen mothers access child care so that they can stay in school

• increase the number of babies meeting developmental milestones
• improve knowledge of prenatal and infant health
• improve parenting and relationship skills

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Early Learning Center Success

2005/2006 School Year

• 90% of the mothers demonstrated increased knowledge of child development and appropriate parenting techniques as measured by the Parenting Stress Index

• 90% of babies enrolled in the Center achieved developmental milestones as measured by the Hawaii Early Learning Profile (HELP) and/or the Infant-Toddler and Family Instrument (ITFI)
• 100% of babies had basic immunizations per state guidelines

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Early Learning Center Details

Populations Served: Babies and toddlers of teen parents enrolled in the Florence Crittenton School

Location: Florence Crittenton School, 96 S. Zuni, Denver, Colorado 80223-1209

Length of Program:  Determined by age requirements and mothers enrollment at Florence Crittenton School.
 
Age Requirements: Three weeks to three years-old

Hours of Operation:  Early Learning Center is open from 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Monday -Friday.

Contact: Chris Hilton: 303.733.7686

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