Childs Path Inc

CHILD'S PATH STRENGTHENS AND ENRICHES THE LIVES OF UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN COLLIER COUNTY THROUGH HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. CHILD'S PATH 1.PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO 5 YEARS OLD TO ENSURE ACCESS AND SCHOOL READINESS 2.EMPHASIZE THE ARTS AND NATURE THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING 3.ENCOURAGE CHILDREN'S INNATE ABILITY TO DEVELOP COGNITIVE, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS 4.ENGAGE FAMILIES TO ASSURE THEIR CHILDREN'S FUTURE SUCCESS OUR VISION IS TO INSPIRE CHILDREN'S LOVE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING

CHILDSPATH.ORG CHILD'S PATH GOLDEN GATE HIGH SCHOOL AND CHILD'S PATH IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOL- OUR GOLDEN GATE AND IMMOKALEE HIGH SCHOOL CENTERS PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING TO THE CHILDREN OF TEEN PARENTS ENROLLED IN THE" TEENAGERS AS PARENTS PROGRAM" (TAPP) AT BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS. AS IN ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS, WE ALSO OFFER PARENT EDUCATION AND MENTORING TO OUR TEEN PARENTS. THIS ALLOWS THE TEEN PARENTS TO FOCUS ON GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL AND PLANNING A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE KNOWING THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE SAFE IN A NURTURING, LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. THESE CENTERS SERVE CHILDREN AGE TWO WEEKS TO FIVE YEARS OLD. THEY ALSO PROVIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR THE CHILDREN OF COLLIER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM EMPLOYEES. WE FOLLOW THE COLLIER SCHOOLS ACADEMIC CALENDAR AT THESE PROGRAMS AND ARE ONLY OPEN DURING THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR, MID-AUGUST THROUGH EARLY JUNE. CHILD'S PATH MOORINGS IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, CHILD'S PATH MOORINGS SERVED AN UNDUPLICATED TOTAL OF 227 CHILDREN AND PROVIDED OVER 75% OF THEM WHO COME FROM ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED HOMES WITH SLIDING SCALE PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE. THIS CENTER HAD MINIMAL ENROLLMENT DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. THE CHILD CARE FOOD PROGRAM WAS ALSO POSTPONED AT THIS LOCATION AND BEGAN AGAIN IN AUGUST 2021. 100% OF THE CHILDREN ACHIEVED GAINS IN THEIR DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES. CHILD'S PATH SANTA BARBARA OUR SANTA BARBARA CENTER SERVED AN UNDUPLICATED TOTAL OF 429 CHILDREN AND PROVIDED PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE TO OVER 85% OF UNDERSERVED CHILDREN FROM LOW INCOME WORKING FAMILIES. DUE TO SERVING FIRST RESPONDERS AND FAMILIES WHOSE EARLY LEARNING CENTERS WERE CLOSED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, MANY MORE CHILDREN THAN TYPICAL WERE SERVED. 100% OF OUR CHILDREN IMPROVED THEIR COGNITIVE, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES AS MEASURED BY PRE/POST SCORES. THE CHILD CARE FOOD PROGRAM WAS POSTPONED AT THIS LOCATION AND BEGAN AGAIN IN JULY 2021.