Our Mission
Through our early childhood education program at Western Learning Center (WLC), we specifically focus on preparing about 200 young children for success in school, active citizenship, productive work, and healthy and safe lives.
Western Learning Center, a program of Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance has been a leader in early childhood education since 1975. WLC is accredited by the National Association of the Education of Young Children. NAEYC sets the standard for quality early education with rigorous requirements regarding programming, staffing, and family and community involvement. WLC has a Keystone STAR 4 rating. Out of Philadelphia County’s 1,529 licensed child care centers, 706 are participants in STARS; 58 out of 706 are at a STAR 4 level; and 32 out of 706 STARS centers are nationally accredited. WLC is 1 of just 9 centers that are STAR 4A in the South Philadelphia/Center City area. Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance also leads complementary initiatives to improve graduation rates, increase family financial stability, and improve access to basic needs that affect the Greater Philadelphia.
Our Vision
Point Breeze will possess a high-performing network of early childhood education centers that use high impact, evidence-based, transformative approaches to provide young children with the building blocks to succeed in a high performing educational system and 21st century workforce. These skills include both cognitive and soft skills such as adaptability, achievement, motivation, self-esteem, persistence, reliability, consistency, self-control, dependability, literacy, language, math and science.
Our Goal
To maintain having our children entering kindergarten with cognitive, and social emotional skills for success.
Our Curriculum
We at Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance emphasizes the importance of play. We understands that play is essential for young children’s development, as it allows them to practice new skills and ideas. We also recognize the importance of relationships.
Materials and active experiences that children need to become critical thinkers and problem-solvers.
A secure, caring and enriched environment that promotes learning and the development of the whole child.
Opportunities for self-expression and self-directed learning.
Our Staff
The Greater Philadelphia Area will possess a high-performing network of early childhood education centers that use high impact, evidence-based, transformative approaches to provide young children with the building blocks to succeed in a high performing educational system and 21st century workforce. These skills include both cognitive and soft skills such as adaptability, achievement, motivation, self-esteem, persistence, reliability, consistency, self-control, dependability, literacy, language, math and science.
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