Our VISION
To be the leading provider of children's programs and quality services for families.
Our VISION
To be the leading provider of children's programs and quality services for families.
RRT UPDATE
We have Big News to Share!
OCDEL has awarded Early Learning Connections a one-year extension to continue providing Rapid Response Team (RRT) services to licensed child care providers in Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Indiana and Lawerence Counties.
Jenn Lohr will remain the RRT Coordinator. Referrals will continue to be accepted via email at RRTRegion3@earlylearningconnections.org or 724-287-2761 ext. 316 through December 2026.
UPDATES
As of August 4th, 2025, Early Learning Connections has become the Head Start/Early Head Start grantee for Indiana County. Indiana County will be added to our existing grant for Butler and Armstrong. We look forward to serving the children and families of Indiana. We intend to integrate our mission and vision including quality services for families, a variety of learning programs, a culture of kindness and respect, and meeting the comprehensive needs of families. This is an exciting opportunity for our organization to expand services and provide beneficial and proven services to our neighbors in Indiana community.
Our Mission
“The mission of Early Learning Connections is to provide a variety of high-quality early learning programs that foster a safe and positive culture through kindness and respect to meet the comprehensive needs of families.”
Early Learning Connections, a private, non-profit corporation and academic school has been providing a variety of children's programs since 1973. Early Learning Connections is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors composed of parents and community leaders. Early Learning Connections is the grantee agency for the Butler and Armstrong County Head Start/Early Head Start Programs, Pre-K Counts, Infant Toddler Contract Slots Program and the Early Learning Resource Center for Region 3.
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NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
- (1) mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - (2) fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - (3) email:
program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
