Since 1999, Providence Childcare & Preschool has maintained our commitment to be a locally owned early education and care center serving our Louisville, KY community by caring for children from infancy to school-age. We have employed the practice of self-evaluation and adaptation through the years to ensure the focus remains on what the children in our community need to ensure their academic success in the future—this in keeping with national and state early childhood standards and best practices. Our mission is to provide a safe, nurturing, child-centered environment in which highly skilled teachers and caregivers facilitate the development of the whole child to create a strong foundation and enthusiasm for learning for each child in our care. Because family involvement is a critical component of success for every child, we provide strong connections between our early learning classroom and the child’s home. Our philosophy is an interdependent relationship consisting of the several components that includes the understanding that a child is a learner from birth, the critical nature of the teacher-child relationship, an environment that is rich and stimulating promoting natural curiosity, a learning process that promotes purposeful play, the child's connection with the center, home and community, and an assessment and screening program that provides evidence to drive our program.