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Carole Robertson Center for Learning

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The Carole Robertson Center for Learning (the Center) is a private nonprofit organization dedicated to educating, enriching, and empowering children and families through comprehensive child and family development programs. Our vision is to help build a just and equitable society, in partnership with families, and be a beacon of best practices, innovation and impact in early childhood and youth development. The Center is named in memory of Carole Robertson along with Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, and Denise McNair — the four girls killed in the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, during the Civil Rights Movement. Today, the Center serves more than 2,000 children and families daily through locations on the west side of Chicago as well as more than a dozen communities across the City. Programs serve children at every stage of development, from birth to age 17. Current programs include center-based, family childcare, and home-based child development programs for children ages 6 weeks through age 5 and school-age programming for children through age 17, as well as extensive family support, mental health, social services, and professional development training. The Center strives for excellence to provide the highest quality programs and services to the children, families, and communities we serve. The Center is a recognized leader in early childhood education and is accredited through national and state entities. We have a deep commitment to offering all the Center’s programs in English and Spanish. The organization was founded for the community and by the community with social justice and equity being at the forefront. This commitment remains in all we do.