| Learning Together, Inc. - Developmental Day Center |
| Director/Owner: | Nell G. Barnes, Ed.D |
| Address 1: | 568 E. Lenoir Street |
| Address 2: | Suite 204 |
| City: | Raleigh |
| Phone 1: | (919)856-5200 |
| Fax: | (919)856-5772 |
| Contact for Info/Referrals: | Jan Baker, Associate Director of Center Programs |
| Contact Phone: | (919)856-5205 |
| Contact email: | jan@learningtogether.org |
General information about
services/agency: | The Developmental Day Center provides an inclusive center-based program for children from 18 months to six years of age with, or at risk for, developmental disabilities and for children who are typically developing. The center is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Teacher to child ratio is 1:4 for toddlers and 1:6 for all other ages. The center has a five-star rating from the North Carolina Division of Child Development and has earned accreditation from NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children). For the 2011-12 School Year, Learning Together will operate 10 classrooms giving us the ability to serve more children than ever before! Learning Together is a contract agency of Wake County Public Schools. Learning Together's Mission is to meet the developmental, educational, and health needs of young children of all abilities. For more information please contact Jan Baker at 856-5205. |
| Ages Served: | 18 months - 5 years of age |
| Website: | www.learningtogether.org |
| Membership Affiliations: | Learning Together is proud to be a 5-Star center and a National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accredited program. We are a member of the North Carolina Association of Directors of Developmental Day Centers. We are a non-profit agency and a member of the United Way of the Greater Triangle.We are also a member agency of Growing Together - the Wake County Local Interagency Council.
We are a contract agency for Wake County Public Schools and Wake County Human Services - DD Services. |
| Geographic Areas Served: | Wake County |
| Fee Information/Insurance Accepted: | The tuition for children who are typically developing is $1,010 per month. There is no cost to families whose children receive special education services through our contract with Wake County Public Schools. They have the option to access before and after school care for a tuition fee. Learning Together has a limited scholarship program and accepts child care vouchers from the Wake County Department of Social Services. |
| Location Services Provided: | Center-based program. We have 5 classrooms at 568 East Lenoir Street and 5 partnership classrooms. 2 partner classrooms are with Telamon Head Start - 1 at 568 East Lenoir Street in their Crosby Center and 1 in Knightdale at their Todd Road Center. We have 3 partner classrooms with Method Child Development Center on Trailwood Drive in Raleigh near NCSU. |
| Modalities of Services Provided: | Full day, inclusive classroom based. Children served through our Wake County Public Schools contract receive speech, occupational and physical therapy as indicated on the IEP. Other related services are offered as needed such as those for visual impairments. |
| Language Services Provided: | Learning Together has a interpreter available and bilingual teachers. |
| Ages Served: | 0-3 services
3-5 services
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| Services offered: | Advocacy
Arts and Recreational Activities
Assistive Technology/Augmentative Communication
Behavioral Intervention
Childcare/Preschool Consultation
Developmental Therapy/General Intervention for Developmental Delays
Evaluations
Family Support/Education
Feeding and Nutrition Services
Hearing Services
Interpreter Services
Mental Health Services
Music, Arts and/or Recreational Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Referrals
Screening
Speech/Language Therapy
Vision Services
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| Region: | Region 1 (includes Midtown, North Raleigh, Northern Wake County)
Region 2 (includes Wake Forest, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Northeast and East Raleigh/Wake County)
Region 3 (includes Wendell, Zebulon, Southeast Raleigh/Wake County)
Region 4 (includes Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Holly Springs, South Raleigh/Wake County)
Region 5 (includes Apex, Cary, Morrisville, RDU Southwest and West Raleigh/Wake County)
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