Funding
We are a not for profit, 501(c)3 Missouri corporation dedicated to providing quality programs & experiences to children birth to 60 months of age.
Referrals
Children's Learning Center accepts referrals from families, schools and Parents As Teachers (PAT) programs, First Steps, Regional Centers for Developmental Disabilities, physicians and hospital staff, social service agency caseworkers, private or third party payers.
Our Mission
The mission of Children's Learning Center is to educate all children within their home community with their peers and allow all children to participate at the same time in shared educational experiences. Children's Learning Center supports the philosophy of inclusive education. Inclusive education seeks to provide meaningful education to the range of students in our communities by drawing strength from their diversity.
Program GoalsProvide activities that promote child and family growth and enhance the capacity of families to meet the needs of their child.
Encourage child development and heighten their learning through meaningful family, community and classroom experiences.
Deliver family centered early intervention services to children with developmental delays or disabilities and their families in the Lake of the Ozarks area.
Provide contracted Early Childhood Special Education services to area school districts that are unable to provide their own program.
Encourage child development and heighten their learning through meaningful family, community and classroom experiences.
Deliver family centered early intervention services to children with developmental delays or disabilities and their families in the Lake of the Ozarks area.
Provide contracted Early Childhood Special Education services to area school districts that are unable to provide their own program.
Licensing RegulationsChildren's Learning Center is licensed by the State of Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services Section for Child Care Regulation. This means we follow precise guidelines and regulations and are inspected a minimum of 5 times per year in areas that include sanitation, fire, and licensing. These inspections insure that cleanliness and safety of the facility, as well as the training and qualifications of the staff and well being of the children. A copy of the State Licensing rule book is kept in every classroom and available for your review. A criminal background check, FBI fingerprinting, TB Test, and Medical Exam Report are completed on employees and therapists who have direct contact with children.
Accreditation
Children's Learning Center is currently in the process of being accredited which means our program implements a curriculum that is consistent with its goals for children and promotes learning and development in each of the following areas: social, emotional, physical, language and cognitive. Going through this process of being accredited can offer a preschool some added credibility and certainly distinguish them with marked dedication.
