NY League’s Focus on Children
By Bernadette M. Flynn, Ed.D.

At the New York League for Early Learning (NYL), it is recognized that the early years of a child’s life are very important. The development of social, emotional, and cognitive and motor skills are intertwined.

Learning develops through the interaction of the child’s own thinking and the exploration of his or her environment. Children learn best through meaningful, hands-on experiences, in which they can make their own discoveries about the world around them. NYL’s educational approach includes active engagement of children, opportunity for exploration, a balance between adult-initiated and child-directed activities and collaborative learning.

Integrated pre-school classrooms combine children with special needs and typically developing children from the community, including youngsters who are eligible for Universal Pre-Kindergarten. Special Education Itinerant Teaching programs allow our staff to accompany children with disabilities age 3-5 in a typical preschool classroom or work with them in the home.

Bernadette M. Flynn is the Asst. Dir., NY League for Early Learning. For more information call toll-free 1-866-2-YAI-LINK.

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