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{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Fayette County Early Learning Center ","outOfStateSupporters":20.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9631023,"projectId":9844199,"letterContent":"Our children are incredibly grateful for all the books they have received. Each time we bring out a new box or stack and begin placing the books on the shelves in our library, there is a sense of excitement and curiosity that fills the room. The children gather around, eager to see what stories and adventures are waiting inside the covers. For many of them, each book feels like a new world opening up right in front of them.\r\nAs we sort through the books and carefully place them in our library, the children often pause to flip through the pages, look at the pictures, and read a few lines aloud. Sometimes they cannot wait and will sit right down on the floor to begin reading immediately. It is wonderful to see their faces light up as they discover new characters, new places, and new ideas. Every story brings something different, and the children truly enjoy exploring each one.\r\n\r\nReading together has become one of the most joyful parts of our days. The children love to talk about the stories and ask questions about what is happening in them. They imagine themselves as part of the adventures, wondering what they would do if they were in the same situations as the characters. These moments spark creativity and conversation, helping them think more deeply about the world around them.\r\n\r\nThe books are doing so much more than simply filling our shelves. They are helping the children learn new words, understand different experiences, and discover ideas they may never have encountered before. Some books make them laugh, while others make them think carefully about kindness, courage, and friendship. Each story offers a lesson or a moment of wonder that stays with them long after the book is closed.\r\n\r\nIt has been amazing to watch how quickly the children connect with the stories. Many of them return to their favorite books again and again, eager to relive the moments they loved the most. Others search through the shelves looking for something new and exciting to read next. The library has become a special place where they can explore, learn, and grow at their own pace.\r\n\r\nBeyond the stories themselves, the children are learning the joy of reading and the importance of caring for books. They are learning how to handle them gently, place them back on the shelves, and share them with others. This sense of responsibility helps them feel proud of the library they are building together.\r\n\r\nEvery book added to our shelves represents an opportunity for the children to learn, dream, and grow. Through these stories they are discovering new perspectives, building their imaginations, and strengthening their love of reading. We are so thankful for every book that has been shared with us. The impact they are having on the children is truly meaningful, and we are grateful to see the excitement, curiosity, and growth that each story continues to inspire.","fullyFundedDate":1764603552572,"projectUrl":"project/a-world-in-books/9844199/","projectTitle":"A World in Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bartruff","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9631023"},{"teacherId":4838531,"projectId":9677962,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping us add new materials to our science center. My students were so excited about the new materials but the specimen rocks were their absolute favorite. They couldn't wait to play with them and look at all the stuff inside the rocks and it opened so many amazing conversations between all the students in the classroom.\r\n My goal in the future is to continue to add more materials into my classroom that promotes conversations and curiosity within my students. Many students come in to school not knowing how to be creative, interact with their peers, or use their senses to make discoveries and my goal is to continue to change that by adding those STEM materials.","fullyFundedDate":1764604105496,"projectUrl":"project/hey-whats-that/9677962/","projectTitle":"Hey! What's That?!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rumfield","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4838531_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753101882799","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4838531"},{"teacherId":10227711,"projectId":9656949,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom by helping us get a new writing desk funded. We are so grateful for this new piece of furniture in our classroom. It has allowed us to provide more literacy based activities to our students and encourage them to practice their writing skills as well. \r\n We used to writing desk a lot during Christmas and Valentine's Day to write letters to loved ones, Santa, and those in our community. Our students loved that the writing desk was just their size and allowed them to be with a friend and help each other write letters.\r\n We are hoping in the future to continue adding to our classroom furniture different pieces that encourage and promote play in different areas of learning. I would also love to add a variety of materials that my students have never been exposed to; as well as replenish materials that our students tend to use a lot.","fullyFundedDate":1764608422313,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-our-writing-on/9656949/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Our Writing On!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kasie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10227711_orig.jpg?crop=956,956,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756317582125","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10227711"},{"teacherId":4838531,"projectId":9557671,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping my students and I by bringing this project to life. My students were so excited to see our new sensory table. We have to create a waiting list just to allow everyone a chance to play in that center everyday. I can't wait to see them use their senses to explore different textures as well as be exposed to different STEM activities that I know this new sensory table will allow us to do. \r\nI am hoping to expand these opportunities in other areas of our classroom in order to allow children the experience no matter what center they play in. In the future we will continue to create projects that pique the students interest as well as give them an experience they may not have at home. We currently have projects up asking for art supplies as well as furniture to replace older pieces in our classroom. \r\nOnce again we would like to thank you for helping bring this project to life. We are so excited for what future activities we can plan for our sensory table now. I hope my students are able to have such great experiences and core memories now from just this simple change.","fullyFundedDate":1764606273049,"projectUrl":"project/exploring-with-our-senses/9557671/","projectTitle":"Exploring With Our Senses!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rumfield","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4838531_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753101882799","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4838531"},{"teacherId":9901265,"projectId":9555080,"letterContent":"The books you have given us for our classroom library are greatly appreciated by my students and me. There were \"oohs and aahs\" and infectious smiles throughout the room when the big boxes first arrived and we opened them together. The fact that people they didn't even know cared so much about their education surprised and delighted the students. Already, \"Generous people\" have increased their enthusiasm and drive to learn.\r\nRight now, we are making use of the books in our library. For example, they have developed a deep love of reading as a result of the new books. Having these books, according to one student, helps them relate to the stories and characters in them.\r\n\r\nMoving from just reading stories to writing our own is the next step for our class. Students will use these books to inspire similar stories in their own imaginations over the next few weeks. In addition to providing necessary tools, your contribution has freed up creativity that was previously constrained by a shortage of supplies. We appreciate you playing such an important role in our classroom community.","fullyFundedDate":1764605896630,"projectUrl":"project/from-story-time-to-life-long-learners/9555080/","projectTitle":"\"From Story Time to Life-Long Learners: Books for My Preschoolers\"","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Crystal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9901265_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768274518418","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9901265"},{"teacherId":9631840,"projectId":9220485,"letterContent":"This project has helped better our classroom and develop on the children's learning abilities. The children were so eager to open the boxes and packages with me to see what our classroom got. The way their faces lite up with excitement and couldn't wait to use the new materials was amazing. \r\n We plan to create so many art projects to display around the classroom and for the students to take home. We re working on fine motor and the children's imagination and what they can build and what we can use certain items for. I am so excited to watch the children blossom and see where their imagination tales them.","fullyFundedDate":1750773712336,"projectUrl":"project/help-our-class-get-new-art-supplies-and/9220485/","projectTitle":"Help Our Class Get New Art Supplies and Magnetic Tiles","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Katelin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9631840_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754860797746","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9631840"},{"teacherId":9629575,"projectId":9165304,"letterContent":"Our tables have really brought so much room to our area of center time. Our students were so excited to see our new tables and now they want to sit there any chance they get. We were able to get rid of our circle tables and now have room for more students to sit. Our tables are used for math concepts and literacy concepts along with tablet time. Thank you so much for your donations and thinking about our classroom. We love learning and any chance we can get is great and our tables allow us to do this.","fullyFundedDate":1746786383633,"projectUrl":"project/new-tables-for-littles/9165304/","projectTitle":"New Tables for Littles!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. April","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9629575"},{"teacherId":9629575,"projectId":9348061,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to our new market my kids love to play in this daily and I love to hear their imaginations soar. We have been able to use our new stand for a pumpkin patch and apple stand so far and they are getting so much enjoyment out of it. I love that their little imaginations can come up with the sweetest things. We also had an apple tasting stand which was a hit. When they saw our stand for the first time they were so excited and couldn't wait to play. We can not wait to see what we can do with it for Christmas time.","fullyFundedDate":1755521868761,"projectUrl":"project/market-for-hire/9348061/","projectTitle":"Market for Hire!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. April","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9629575"},{"teacherId":9629575,"projectId":9051822,"letterContent":"My students love our new bookshelf tree and they are using it daily. When they came into class and seen the tree they were so excited and couldn't wait until center time to read the books. My children our using our library more with our new bookshelf tree. Thank you so much for your contribution we have been so blessed with all of our donors and the projects getting funded. My students love reading and this is helping them be more I treated. They make sure at the end of the day all the books are put up and everything is nice and neat. Thank you again.","fullyFundedDate":1746786477781,"projectUrl":"project/bookshelf-to-make-our-room-brighter/9051822/","projectTitle":"Bookshelf to Make Our Room Brighter","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. April","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9629575"},{"teacherId":9629575,"projectId":9138326,"letterContent":"Our new sensory table has allowed my students to be able to explore the light through translucent beads and they love this effect of our table. When my students seen our new table they were so excited to get started with our new ideas we had for it. We just recently purchased a foam called fluffed which my students will be exploring with during our pumpkin and Halloween unit. We are so thankful for your donations to our project. We can't wait to learn to see what else we can do with our table. Thank you again.","fullyFundedDate":1746786446448,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-for-little-ones/9138326/","projectTitle":"Sensory for Little Ones!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. April","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9629575"},{"teacherId":9629575,"projectId":9050864,"letterContent":"We are so excited to be using our new craft items. Our kids used yarn to create their names. They love exploring with all our new items and can't wait to use the rest of them. \r\n\r\nMy students are getting ready to explore the fall art projects with our tissue paper and construction paper and they will be using our beads for learning their names. Thank you so much for all your donations! My children are continuing to use their imagination with all of our new items. These items have helped my students learn that using yarn and tissue paper with just glue is whatever you make it to be. Thank you General Motors for your contribution.","fullyFundedDate":1746552791756,"projectUrl":"project/crafting-for-little-fingers/9050864/","projectTitle":"Crafting for Little Fingers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. April","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9629575"},{"teacherId":4838531,"projectId":9475536,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping bring this project to life. My students were so excited to see the new materials show up after starting school. They especially loved the new dry erase markers and erasers and the new pigeon book. The table was a really good fit for our classroom size and perfect for all the new students that are closer to the ground.\r\n My goal this year is to keep adding materials to our centers and also add new furniture to replace our current furniture that is ready for retirement. I currently have a few projects up asking for new materials and furniture and hope to continue putting up more projects to help my students have an amazing year full of fun educational memories.","fullyFundedDate":1753359238643,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-this-year-started/9475536/","projectTitle":"Let's Get This Year Started!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rumfield","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4838531_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753101882799","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4838531"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_111448","usesÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":null,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":65,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":2,"percentWhite":91,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":2,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"US Census Data for the surrounding geographic area","gradesServed":"Not specified","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"Census ZCTA","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"UNCLASSIFIED","ncesMetroType":null},"inStateSupporters":79.8,"schoolId":111448,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Fayette County Early Learning Center on @ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½:","schoolName":"Fayette County Early Learning Center ","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/ohio/office-of-head-start/washington-court-house-early-learning-center/111448"}