Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n
Organization Name: The Child Care & Learning Center
\nLegal Name (if Different):
\nAlso Known As: CCLC
\nMailing Address: P.O. Box 520
\nCity: Washington
\nState: VA
\nPostal Code: 22747
\nMain Phone: 540-675-3237
\nMain Fax:
\nOrganization Website: https:\/\/www.rappcclc.org\/
\nEmployer ID Number: 54-1061820
\nOrganization Tax Status: 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization<\/p>\n
Proposal Information<\/p>\n
Today’s Date: 3\/25\/26
\nRequested Amount: $10,000<\/p>\n
Project Title: Growing with Nature: Early Learning in Our Local Landscape
\nProject Description:<\/p>\n
The Child Care & Learning Center (CCLC) seeks support to develop a place-based, nature-integrated curriculum for children ages birth to five that draws directly from the ecological and cultural landscape of Rappahannock County, Virginia.<\/p>\n
Located on a wooded campus with trails and natural outdoor learning spaces, CCLC incorporates nature exploration into daily learning. With support, we will engage an experienced early childhood educator and curriculum writer to design a year-long, developmentally appropriate curriculum rooted in our land and community.<\/p>\n
To ensure the curriculum reflects the natural rhythms children experience in our environment, the curriculum designer will develop materials over approximately ten months. This timeline allows the curriculum to incorporate seasonal changes across CCLC\u2019s campus and surrounding landscape, including the plants, animals, weather patterns, and ecological shifts children observe throughout the year.<\/p>\n
The resulting curriculum will include learning units that connect children directly to the natural environment while strengthening foundational academic and developmental skills. Lessons will integrate:
\n– Science through observation of local plants, animals, and ecosystems
\n– Early mathematics through counting, patterns, and measurement using natural materials
\n– Language and literacy through storytelling, vocabulary development, and nature journaling
\n– Social studies through exploration of local history, community traditions, and environmental stewardship<\/p>\n
Activities will also support social-emotional growth, including curiosity, resilience, and cooperation, as well as fine motor development through hands-on exploration. <\/p>\n
The requested $10,000 will support the curriculum designer\u2019s work over approximately ten months at roughly ten hours per week, including employer payroll taxes. Funding will support the professional time required to research, design, pilot, and document the curriculum so it can be implemented consistently by CCLC educators for years to come. <\/p>\n
This project will result in a replicable nature-based curriculum framework that strengthens early childhood education while deepening children\u2019s connection to the environment and community in which they live.\n<\/p>\n
Total Project Budget: $30,000<\/p>\n
Other Funding
\nSources For The Project (Committed & Potential): The Boston Foundation – Pending<\/p>\n
Project Duration: 10 months
\nGeographical Area Served: Rappahannock County, VA
\nAge Group To Be Served: Birth to Age 5<\/p>\n
Contact Information<\/p>\n
Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
\nContact First Name: Emily
\nContact Last Name: McGraw
\nContact Title: Executive Director
\nContact Phone: 540-675-3237
\nContact Email: emcgraw@rappcclc.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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