Tablets for Tots

You can make the difference for a toddler in pre-school!

A fundraising campaign for New Directions Youth & Family Services, Inc.

Tablets for Tots

New Directions Youth and Family Services recently opened the Wayne A. Secord Therapeutic Preschool in Lockport to help emotionally and behaviorally challenged four-year-olds get back on track in time to start traditional kindergarten.  These children are receiving the specialized attention and nurturing environment that they so desperately need.

But, they need your help!!!

Early childhood development is a critical period that sets the stage for a child's academic, personal and behavioral growth.  Children at this age are developmental sponges – soaking up everything they see, hear, touch and learn.  They are learning the letters of the alphabet as well as lifelong gross motor skills (that’s why we used those safety scissors in kindergarten).

In today's educational environment, tablet computers play a vital role.  A couple of our teachers have used their personal tablets with the kids with amazing success!  On-line applications and resources help children learn key educational concepts like colors, numbers, letters and counting.  They also develop their gross motor skills through a tactile experience with the glow of a touch screen to help keep them attentive and engaged.

Our young students would benefit tremendously from at least 6 iPad tablets with toddler-proof cases.  Will you help them?

P.S.  RJ will begin traditional kindergarten this Fall.  Thank you for your help! 

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