Early Childhood Profile

School Mission

Our mission is simple: To enhance the development of very young children and promote healthy family functioning.

Accreditation

National Association for the Education of Young Children Accreditation (NAEYC) of programs for young children represents the mark of quality in early childhood education.  

NAEYC Accreditation began in 1985 with the goal of providing an accrediting system that would raise the level of early childhood programs.

Today, more than 7,000 programs are NAEYC Accredited supporting greater readiness for and success in school. 

This rigorous process started with an enrollment request followed by an 18-page application form initiating a year long self assessment process. Multiple staff and family surveys guided our progress as well as ongoing professional development opportunities supporting the development and continuum of NAEYC’s 10 assessed standards including relationships, curriculum, teaching, assessment, health, teachers, families, community relationships, physical environments, and leadership and management. 

Program commendations were given to the Rosa Parks Early Childhood Center in the areas of relationships, teaching, assessment, health, families, community relationships and leadership and management.

Principal

Alycia Pennington

Alycia Pennington received her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Northeastern State University. She completed her Master of School Administration degree, also from NSU in 2008. She was named principal of the Rosa Parks Early Childhood Education Center in spring 2016. Pennington has served as the principal at Boevers Elementary for five years as well as an assistant principal for Rosa Parks and McAuliffe in previous years.  She also has served as a teacher at Andersen Elementary.
 
Pennington has been married for 27 years to Scott Pennington, who is director of Hope – Guidance – Social and Emotional Learning for Union. They have four children.