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People who are full of energy make things happen. Some are so energized that they energize others. Such a woman is Marisa Edwards, executive director of The Winston L. Prouty Center in Brattleboro, Vermont. Her vision and zeal have fortified a program and rallied a community to better serve the needs of young children and their families, including those with special needs.In operation for 30 years, The Winston L. Prouty Center is named after the senator who fought for the Early Education Act of 1969. It began as a demonstration project, one of five in the country, to provide preschool services to children with special needs. After its three-year funding, the center was able to continue through the support of the school districts and Block Grant funding. This funding enabled the program to bus children in for special services and to become the first early intervention preschool program in Vermont.
The Winston Prouty Center has two distinct yet combined programs. The Family, Infant, and Toddler Project is the statewide Part C service to Vermont families with young children, from birth to three, who have either a developmental delay or a medical condition which may likely lead to delay.
The Early Learning Center ...