Visually Impaired Preschoolers Services Of Greater Louisville Inc

Family services:vips provides support through training for families, attending meetings and doctors' visits to assure families understand information shared regarding the needs of and services for their children. Vips regularly hosts parent empowerment programs as well as other events where families are able to develop a sense of community with other vips families. Vips hosts an annual family retreat, a weekend where parents can learn alongside other parents in similar situation raising a child who is blind or visually impaired.

Kids town preschool:kids town preschool at vips in louisville is a center-based program providing an extensive educational experience in a developmentally appropriate and braille-rich environment. Vips has grown from eight children in 1985 to over 750 children in fiscal year 2024. Vips successfully transitions children served through first steps and kids town preschool into their next educational settings. Kids town preschool at vips louisville campus hosts visitors from across the world wanting to learn more about the expanded core curriculum and best practices. Kids town preschool is a kentucky 5-star center, a test site for american printing house for blind's new research and materials, is accredited nationally by aer. Vips is considered a leader in the field of preschool education for the blind and visually impaired; other states benchmark their model against ours.