Innovative Practices in the Early Childhood Field

One innovative practice I have the awesome pleasure of being apart of was as a Preschool Director of a preschool program that collaborated with a school district.  One of the strategic goals of this particular school district was to begin to close the achievement gap between black and white students.  The school board felt one way to begin this process was to offer an early learning program serving children six weeks to Pre K to residents living within the school district.

The thought process was to provide a program where children would experience a high quality program from the infant classroom to twelfth grade.  Parents could be involved in the school district during their child's education as young as six weeks to their senior.  It was felt that children would be provide a consistent education that was build on a solid foundation of learning.  I enjoy this experience because there was a true sense of community and connection between the early learning center, elementary schools, middle school and high school.  Parents were able to develop consistent relationships that would last throughout their child's school career.  Eventually this same concept was utilized by another district to address the learning needs of preschools.  It is great to see this concept being look at by other school programs.