Flance Early Learning Center

The I. Jerome and Rosemary Flance Early Learning Center at Murphy Park (Flance Center) is an innovative community facility that offers exceptional care and education for up to 154 children and their families in a child-focused, center-based, and diverse learning environment. Flance Early Learning Center carries on the legacy of Dr. I. Jerome Flance, a tireless advocate for high quality early childhood education and health interventions as the foundation for strong and healthy communities.

Flance Center’s “whole child” approach was developed by leading early childhood experts at LUME Institute and University City Children’s Center. Strong family support and home visitation programs will help to integrate the roles of family, school and community, thus providing a nurturing environment for children’s emotional, social, cognitive and physical health from birth through age five. It serves as a training center for current and future providers of childcare from the surrounding community, thereby enhancing the quality of early childhood learning beyond the walls of Flance Early Learning Center. Flance Center includes an on-site health suite for wellness check-ups, developmental screenings, immunizations, and other preventative services operated by local non-profit, Grace Hill.