Hello from the Laclede Early Education Program!
Laclede Early Education Program (LEEP) is an early childhood intervention program serving developmentally delayed children from birth to five years of age. Services provided are based on a philosophy that each child is viewed as a whole person with a right to grow and develop to his/her full potential in mobility, education, language, social and personal skills.
The LEEP Program.
The program is based on a commitment to assist not only preschool children with developmental delays, but also their families. Parents are the most important teachers of young children and are encouraged to actively participate in all aspects of the program as well as carry out the home therapeutic activities taught to them by the LEEP staff.
The Laclede Early Education Program is designed to serve preschool children with developmental delays and their families in Laclede and surrounding counties for whom this is the nearest appropriate program. The children are identified through participation in preschool screening and public awareness leading to referrals from physicians, parents/guardians, Division of Family Services, Health Department, public schools, Springfield Regional Center, Rolla Regional Center, Parents As Teachers, and others.
The program is based on a commitment to assist not only preschool children with developmental delays, but also their families. Parents are the most important teachers of young children and are encouraged to actively participate in all aspects of the program. They are encouraged to carry out the home therapeutic activities taught to them by the LEEP staff.