I would like to welcome you to The Learning Ladder Early Childhood Center. I feel extremely fortunate to be a part of this wonderful collaborative partnership between ACE hardware Retail Support Center and Illinois Valley Community College. What I offer to your family is much more then just childcare. I want to offer an extended family support system that nurtures all of us.
The Learning Ladder Early Childhood Center consists of a partnership between ACE Hardware Retail Support Center and Illionis Valley Community College's Early Childhood Education Program. The initial planning of this partnership began the summer of 2000 and our doors opened in August, 2001. The Center is the first company owned on-site childcare center in Bureau County and the second for ACE Hardware Corporation.
The Center is a licensed facility located at the ACE Hardware Retail Support Center in Princeton, IL. Under the management of the Illinois Valley Community College's Early Childhood Education Program, the Center serves as an on-site educational child care facility for ACE Team Members, community, and a lab school to IVCC Early Childhood Education students. Students will use the Center for course observations, field work, and student teaching experiences. The Center will provide a quality education setting for families and children, based on current theory regarding best educational practices for the growing and developing minds and bodies of young children.
Learning Ladder Early Childhood Center is NAEYC Accredited which is: The National Association for the Education of Young Children.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children(NAEYC) is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children form birth through age .
NAEYC was founded in 1926, and is the world's largest organization working on behalf of young children with nearly 90,000 members. It is a national network of over 300 local, state, and regional Affiliates, and a growing global alliance of like-minded organizations.
National Association for the Education of Young children-Promoting execellene in early childhood education.1313 L St. NW, Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20005. http://www.naeyc.org
Learning Laddering Early Childhood Center
2121 N.Euclid Ave.
Princeton IL 61356
Director: Heidi Molthen
