Helen Walton Children's Enrichment Center

Description

Our Services q High Quality Care: We provide Quality Approved early childhood education to children 6 weeks to pre-kindergarten. Our high quality program involves the following important characteristics: ü Low classroom ratios ü Smaller classroom sizes (total children per room) ü Well educated teaching staff with competitive compensation ü Continuous professional development opportunities ü A curriculum specifically designed to meet the unique learning styles of young children ü Collaborative partnerships between parents and teachers, where both are engaged in the child's development q Early Childhood Education Outreach : We currently are engaged in several pilot projects to improve the child care industry across Arkansas including: ü Offering free early childhood education training opportunities to centers across the state (i.e. discipline, quality accreditation, CPR/First Aid) ü Bringing nationally recognized early childhood education speakers annually to NW Arkansas and inviting the child care community free of charge ü Providing secondary education scholarships to child care directors to improve their educational base ü Providing basic orientation job training that covers state minimum licensing requirements ü Mentoring other child care centers on quality accreditation HWCEC is creating partnerships to benefit all children