Nonprofit

National Lekotek Center

Chicago, IL
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www.lekotek.org

  • About Us

    Our mission is to:

    ? Contribute to the knowledge base about the link between play and learning for children with special needs.

    ? Develop and demonstrate innovative practices for promoting learning oriented play within families and for providing family supportive services which help strengthen their parenting skills.

    ? Disseminate our accumulated learning about play, toys technology, and family support to: 1)Lekotek programs across the country; 2)families of children with special needs and the professionals who work with them; 3)community and educational institutions which include children with special needs in play-based programming; 4) toy industry; and 5) the general public through media efforts.

    Our mission is to:

    ? Contribute to the knowledge base about the link between play and learning for children with special needs.

    ? Develop and demonstrate innovative practices for promoting learning oriented play within families and for providing family supportive services which help strengthen their parenting skills.

    ? Disseminate our accumulated learning about play, toys technology, and family support to: 1)Lekotek programs across the country; 2)families of children with special needs and the professionals who work with them; 3)community and educational institutions which include children with special needs in play-based programming; 4) toy industry; and 5) the general public through media efforts.

    Location

    • 2001 N. Clybourn Ave., Chicago, IL 60614, United States
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