Early Learning Center

Goals
Martha O'Bryan Center's 3 star rated Early Learning Center program is designed to provide a safe, healthy, anti-biased and multi-cultural environment for growth and learning where pro-social, socio-emotional, physical, cognitive and lingual skills are developed through natural nurturing and developmentally appropriate teaching practices. We strive to create a culture of kindness for children, families and staff. It is our goal to create a comprehensive program for families living in east Nashville that provides: opportunities for growth and enrichment across all developmental stages aof children and families through enhanced staff development and parental involvement; community building; and coordination of additional supportive and transitional services through collaboration with other agencies.

Curriculum
We use the High/Scope framework as part of our curriculum which is designed to achieve long term goals for children in all domains: social, cognitive and physical. Additionally we use DLM which is a literacy based curriculum which introduces pre-reading and writing skills to our children. Children, parents and teachers are taught conflict resolution skills.

Assessment
Our children are assessed three times a year with a tool that covers all stages of development. Parents are offered three parent/teacher conferences and six workshops a year. Additionally they are encouraged to come in and volunteer in their child's classroom so they will be comfortable going into the public school setting and becoming advocates for their children.

Highlights
- In existence since 1948
- Nationally accredited since 1991
- Three star rating in 2002
- Three Pre-K classrooms