Northeast Family CenterLincoln, NE
FREE FAMILY NIGHTS AND FAMILY ART CLASSES INCLUDED!
WELCOME TO THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER! Above: ELC students planting flowers on their playground during a family brunch.
In the ELC we offer full-time, state licensed childcare program for ages 6wk-5 years. Our academic based program utilizes The Creative Curriculum with affordable rates, big classrooms and small class sizes. Our staff boast Bachelor and Masters Degrees in education and experience in early childhood education. Our center is open M-F, 6:45AM - 6:00PM. Each classroom has a secure keypad entry, and we serve warm meals daily. Children enjoy our large, fenced playground and title XX is welcomed.
The Creative Curriculum, utilized in the NFC Early Learning Center, is a comprehensive, research based early childhood curriculum that has been shown to improve cognitive and social/emotional outcomes in young children. For young children, meaningful and long-lasting learning requires active thinking and experimenting to find out how things work. This is best accomplished through purposeful play facilitated by highly intentional teaching practices. The Creative Curriculum provides teachers guidance in the following areas: how children develop and learn, the learning environment, what children learn, the teacher’s role and the family’s role. The goals set forth in the curriculum, which is specifically designed for each age level from infancy-preschooler, address all aspects of development including:
- Social/Emotional Development: children’s feelings about themselves, the development of responsibility, and their ability to relate positively to others.
- Physical Development: children’s gross and fine motor development.
- Cognitive Development: children's thinking skills-the development of logical and symbolic thinking, problem-solving skills and approaches to learning.
- Language Development: children's ability to communicate through words, both spoken and written.
The Early Learning Center is now part of our PARENTS AS PARTNERS project! Every family enrolled in the ELC will also be a part of Parents as Teachers, receiving monthly home visits from a certified parent educator as well as monthly family networking nights. It is our goal to partner with every family we serve in order to best educate each child during these early years. With the support of the United Way, the NFC is able to offer these additional services at no extra charge to our families!
CONTACT:
Renee Foley, (402) 471-9030 or email Renee@NFCLincoln.org
PROVIDED WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE UNITED WAY.
PHOTO GALLERY:
Take an online tour and see photos of family nights and special events!
