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Opportunity, Inc. of
Palm Beach County offers low cost, quality preschool child care,
educational programming and parent support to low income families,
single parent families, and families in crisis. With support from
community based agencies to include United Way, Opportunity, Inc.
has forged several service related alliances to deliver no cost
outreach services to the clientele we serve. These services include
but are not limited to: tax preparation services, credit counseling,
homeownership, educational/vocational counseling, benefits navigation,
nutrition education, health services, food supplies, human resource
development, technical support, parental skills training, low
cost food purchasing program, access to health care services,
emergency crisis assistance. Examples of the success of these
services include: increased family income capacity, purchase first
home ability, ability to engage in continuing education and start
a business.
Opportunity, Inc. offers
a comprehensive nationally accredited program of school readiness,
training, fine and performing arts, recreation, health and nutrition,
social development and field trip enrichment specifically designed
to prepare disadvantaged children to begin public school on an
equal footing with their classmates.
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Accredited
by the National Accreditation Commission, recognized as a Gold Seal
School of Excellence by the Florida Department of Children and Families,
and rated four star by the Florida Quality Improvement System of
Palm Beach County, the Opportunity Early Childhood Center employs
fully certified teachers who are required to pursue continued education
in Early Childhood development.
A key component to
our educational system is the Florida Voluntary Pre Kindergarten
(VPK) program. VPK is a result of the state’s desire
to provide early childhood education to all pre kindergarten students
whose families desire the opportunity. While the state mandates
a quality experience for all VPK students, we are dedicated to
surpassing the requirements so that our graduating students are
fully equipped with the tools necessary to succeed in their elementary
education and beyond. We are excited to have our VPK classes included
in a performance pilot program sponsored by the Children’s
Services Council of Palm Beach County. This program includes the
addition of the DLM Early Childhood Express and Imagine It! curricula;
both published by McGraw Hill’s The Wright Group. These
high quality curricula are known for the tremendous results they
achieve in the level of early childhood learning and elementary
preparedness. Our philosophy is to put before each student the
challenge he or she is ready for, give him or her the tools to
meet the challenge, and repeat this process in a developmentally
appropriate and, most importantly, fun environment. click
here to learn more.
Opportunity, Inc. celebrates it's 70th anniversary since it was
founded by the compassionate, visionary women of Bethesda-by-the
Sea Church who believed that poverty and unemployment could be
relieved by helping women help themselves and their families.
We believe we have continued this legacy today by emerging as
a “model of excellence”. We have been able to advance
our cause though the development of an extended outreach program
to enhance the educational programming. Today, Opportunity is
a full-service community center which provides superior educational
programming and community out reach services, and has been modeled
as a center of excellence by maintaining best business practice
to reach deeper into the community to touch the lives of our students,
their caregivers and their village.
For the last several years, Opportunity, Inc. has pursued a philosophy
of providing much needed early childhood educational experiences
that allow disadvantaged children to enter public school on equal
footing with their more advantaged classmates so that Opportunity
children may succeed in kindergarten and beyond. We provide opportunities
for children to explore their world in a safe and nurturing environment,
promote learning through enriched play and instill a “can
do” attitude through consistent encouragement.
And so it was that Opportunity, Inc. was born - a simple beginning
that has endured through the years with a mission of helping to
break the cycle of poverty, illiteracy and neglect.
A
free, convenient service for converting that extra car, truck,
or RV into a tax deductable donation benefiting Opportunity Inc.
You can donate online or call 877-999-8322 to make your donation.
1713 Quail
Drive
West Palm Beach, Fl 33414
Telephone: 561-712-9221
Fax: 561-712-9224
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