About Us

Project REACH is a free and voluntary program available in select rural counties to support those who care for young children.

We are a research-based program designed to enhance the quality of early child care and education. Through on-going, on-site visits, we provide training, support, and assistance to those who care for and teach young children.

Our goals are:

• to offer training and technical assistance in planning and implementing a quality program that is rooted in educational theory and developmentally appropriate for young children.
• to work together in building community relationships that blends strengths and resources to improve the quality of care and education.
• to respond to individual roles, settings, and experiences that lead to on-going professional growth.
• to promote children's developing cognitive, language, and social skills for positive outcomes in school and life.

Project REACH is a part of the Center for Family Policy and Research at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

For more information, please contact Laurie Waint, the program director, at (573) 884-6696.

 

The University of Missouri System is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution and is nondiscriminatory relative to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability or status as a Vietnam-era veteran.
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