Flance Early Learning Center provides excellence by educating and nurturing young children, supporting families, and strengthening community.
10 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
There is no other Flance. We are an oasis in a zip code that houses some of the greatest need in Missouri and the country.
180 Students Served
We know one thing to be true beyond a shadow of a doubt: All children deserve Flance. That belief drives everything we do. Then. Now. And for the decades to come. Here’s to the next 10.
– Executive Director Tami Timmer
10 YEARS OF NURTURING
ALL CHILDREN
A Whole-Child Approach & The Impact of SMILE
(Social-Emotional Mindfulness Plan for Inclusive Learning in Early Childhood Education)
300 Hours of Play Therapy
258 Hours of Art Therapy
239 Hours of Music Exploration
209 Hours of Intentional Movement
*SMILE is funded by the St. Louis Mental Health Board
Educational Outcomes
Flance Students Met or Exceeded Benchmarks in the Following Areas: Graduates
100% Kindergarten-Ready
Pre-K
Ages 3 -6 years
100% Cognitive
98% Social-Emotional
93% Language/Literacy
Infant/Toddler
Ages 6 weeks - 3 Years
90% Cognitive
77% Social-Emotional
85% Language/Literacy
Play Heals
is Magic
Art is Part of a Bigger Picture
Movement Regulates
Nature is a Classroom
It takes a village.
10 YEARS OF SUPPORTING ALL
FAMILIES
51,932 Meals served including fresh baby food.
On-Site
Family Fridays and other parent engagement events to support and connect families.
Top 10 Flance-tastic Moments
Top 10 Flance-tastic Moments
Flance is an extraordinary place with extraordinary people. Our 10th anniversary year showcased that fact like never before.
Flance is an extraordinary place with extraordinary people. Our 10th anniversary year showcased that fact like never before.
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Operation Food Search Partnership Marks 1 Year
Operation Food Search Partnership Marks 1 Year
The collaboration provides shelf-stable grocery items to families and community members via Flance’s year-round food pantry.
The collaboration provides shelf-stable grocery items to families and community members via Flance’s year-round food pantry.
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Literacy and Louie(s)
Literacy and Louie(s)
Flance added a Little Free Library to our outdoor campus, dedicated Louie’s Little Library in memory of beloved student Louie Monahan, and welcomed St. Louis Blues Mascot Louie to distribute books from long-time partner, Ready Readers.
Flance added a Little Free Library to our outdoor campus, dedicated Louie’s Little Library in memory of beloved student Louie Monahan, and welcomed St. Louis Blues Mascot Louie to distribute books from long-time partner, Ready Readers.
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Nature Explorer Certification
Nature Explorer Certification
This national award recognizes ECE programs that make nature part of every child’s daily learning. Flance children garden throughout the year thanks to our partnership with Urban Harvest.
This national award recognizes ECE programs that make nature part of every child’s daily learning. Flance children garden throughout the year thanks to our partnership with Urban Harvest.
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Flancegiving Returns
Flancegiving Returns
Sharon Smith Wins Teacher of the Year
Sharon Wins Teacher of the Year
SIX Flance educators nominated for their during this year’s Early Childhood Awards. Ms. Sharon TEACHER OF THE
SIX Flance educators nominated during this year’s Early Childhood Awards. Ms. TEACHER OF
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The holiday luncheon returned for the first time since the pandemic to serve 250+ students, family and staff a delicious Thanksgiving-style meal prepared by our own Chef Leroy.
The holiday luncheon returned for the first time since the pandemic to serve 250+ students, family and staff a delicious Thanksgiving-style meal prepared by our own Chef Leroy.
From Our 10th Anniversary Year
From Our 10th Anniversary Year
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International Mud Day
Flance celebrated with an especially messy, delight ful day to highlight the importance of play, fun and exploration in nature. (Our teachers may have had even more fun than our students.)
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Smith Teacher Year International Mud Day
Flance celebrated with an especially messy, delight ful day to highlight the importance of play, fun and exploration in nature. (Our teachers may have had even more fun than our students.)
educators were excellence
Education won YEAR.
educators were their excellence year’s Education Sharon won YEAR.
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4 YOU!
A growing list of donors, supporters, partners and volunteers helped make the entire year possible and purely Thank you!
A growing list of donors, supporters, partners and volunteers helped make the entire year possible and purely magical. Thank you!
Flance outcome data shows we are greatly impacting the lives of children and families through nurturing love and educational excellence. And our graduates are kindergarten-ready, too!
impacting the lives of children and families through nurturing love and educational excellence. And our graduates are kindergarten-ready, too! See page five for more details.
Butterflies Take Flight
Butterflies Take Flight
Flance brought caterpillars into classrooms to supercharge STEM curriculum. Students watched transformation first-hand and released butterflies from the playground on a beautiful spring day.
Flance brought caterpillars into classrooms to supercharge STEM curriculum. Students watched transformation first-hand and released butterflies from the playground on a beautiful spring day.
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A 10th Anniversary Celebration to Remember
A 10th Anniversary Celebration to Remember
Flance honored 10 years of continued excellence June 7th by hosting the circus-themed block party of the year. See page 8 for more photos and fun.
Flance honored 10 years of continued excellence June 7th by hosting the circus-themed block party of the year.
A 10TH ANNIVERSARY TO REMEMBER
In our community. For our community. We are 63106. We couldn’t be prouder.
Flance was honored to host a celebration that brought make-and-take art activities, live music, dance, circus performers and much more right to our own front door. The party was such a success, we’ve committed to
Dedication
1st Flance-iversary Staff Awards
Alison & John Ferring
Ann & Keith Fischer
Laura & Paul Miller
Sandra & Eric Moore
Lucinda & Frederick Moore
Karen & Jim Shaughnessy
Hundreds of Attendees
Total Volunteer Hours 5 AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteers
Feast for Flance Fund- and Friend-Raisers
Educational, and Resource Events for Families and Community
Flance Early Learning Center is indebted to the following companies, foundations and individuals who so generously support early education for all children. Please let us know if you find an error or omission and a correction will be made. Thank you!
Gifts$20,000+
Dana Brown Charitable Trust
Jean and Lewis Chase, M.D.
Ellen and Chandler Curlee
Alison and John Ferring
Linda and Michael Honigfort
Stacey and Rich Liekweg
Jean Marglous
Pershing Charitable Trust
The Saigh Foundation
Saint Louis Mental Health Board
William Siedhoff
Michael Staenberg
United Way
Gifts$10,000-$19,999
American Direct Marketing Resources, LLC
The Bellwether Foundation, Inc
Episcopal Presbyterian Health Trust
Elizabeth Guthrie & Bruce Shapiro
The Pettus Foundation
The Trio Foundation of Saint Louis
Gifts$5,000-$9,999
Ameren Missouri
Ann and Keith Fischer, M.D.
Four Leaf Clover Foundation
Anne and Jeff Lowell
Sue McCollum
McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc.
Herman T. and Phenie R. Pott Foundation
Norman J. Stupp Foundation
Linda and Peter Werner
YouthBridge Community Foundation
Gifts$2,500-$4,999
Gerard Barry, Ph.D.
BJC Community Health Improvement
Clemence S Lieber Foundation, Inc.
Ida and Gerald Early
Charitable Foundation
Cheryl and Keith Kowalczyk
The Mary Ranken Jordan and Ettie A. Jordan Foundation
MB Technology Solutions
Laura and Paul Miller
Lucinda and Frederick Moore
Sandra and Eric Moore
PNC Foundation
St. Louis Community Foundation
St. Louis Philanthropic Organization Gerald Wunderlich
Gifts$1,000-$2,499
Robin Carlton
City Desserts, LLC
Commerce Bancshares Foundation Angie and Russell Creed
Shaughnessy Daniels and Marvin Harris
Pamela Dern
Ryan Easley
Brooke and Barry Eggleston
Jessica and James Eimer
Susan Glassman and Peter Strauss Gregory
Glore
Jennifer and David Grossman
Mary Kellogg
Kranzberg Family Charitable Foundation,
Nancy and Ken Kranzberg
Karen and Mont Levy
LHG Insurance
Jessica and Andy Millner
Ole Tyme Produce
Gary Parker and Jeremy Dewey
Laura and Paul Petruska
Prufrock Foundation
Anne and Richard Ralls
Stephanie and Eric Sachs
Sage Charitable Foundation
Paul Schnoebelen
Karen and Jim Shaughnessy
Matthew Shields
Sarah Sims and Joe Monahan
Sarah Smith and Richard Fleming
Pam and Greg Trapp
Terry Weiss, M.D.
Nina and Milton Wilkins
Milton Perry Wilkins
Patricia B. Wolff, M.D.
Nirandon and Vanee Wongsurawat
Cynthia and Thomas Woolsey
Nicole and Jeffrey Yokota
Gifts $500 - $999
Christy Beckmann
Karen Cash and Faisal Mansour
Cole Christian
Abby Crawford and Matt Blair
Patricia DeBiasse
Manon Francoise Herzog
Cheri Hoffman
Hattie R. and Ronald L. Jackson
Christine Jacobs and Henry Webber
Tim and Carol Lowe
Ann Mandelstamm
Karen McClure
Rachel and Brian Meyers
Suzie Nall
Linda Rallo
Ellen Watt
Margie and Larry Weintraub
Gifts $250 - $499
Terry and Richard Bernstein
Anne and Brad Bishop
Joslyn Buller
Erica Bumpers, Ph.D.
Greg Campbell
Tricia and Tad Davies
Paul Dixon
Deb Dubin
Susie Soto Fandos
Janice and William Forsyth
The Fountain on Locust
Sally Greenwood
James Hyde
Gayle Kenner
Elizabeth Kincaid
David Konefal
Alicia Konstantinovich
Debbie Korenblat
Eugene Kornblum
Stuart Kornfeld, M.D.
Andrew Kunzweiler
Kevin Lall
Steven Laws
Mariruth Leftwich
Loren and Ken Ludmerer, M.D.
Kate McCarthy
Missouri Environmental
Education Association / MEEA
Missouri History Museum
K-12 Team
Mary Neal
Patty and Steve Peterson
Daisy Porter-Reynolds
Matthew W. Potter
Stephanie Riven
Rosenblum Goldenhersh
Steve's Hot Dogs
Stix Early Childhood Center
Staff
Teresa Todd, Shanleigh Ciena, Claire Schlafly, Maria Ude, Meredith Schrik, and Madeleine Teh
Nancy & Edward Solomon For helping us in so many ways to navigate the labyrinth of all thingsjobandtransportationrelated.
InHonorofValerieA.Miller
JeanM.Cavender
RobertDenlow
InHonorofSuzieNall
JoanBerkman
InHonorofMichaelStaenberg
AnneandBradBishop
RyanEasley
TimandCarolLowe
DavidStaenbergFamilyFoundation
HappyBirthday
IN-KIND DONORS
Karla Keaney
Jacqueline and Scott Leisler
Megan Lovell, PNC Bank
Molly Metzger and John Gabbert
Sarah Sims and Joe Monahan
Danielle and Drew Phillips
Kerstin Starzer
Traci Stisser
Stephene Upchurch
Ellen Watt
Ginny Weiss
Gerald Wunderlich
Children who receive high-quality early education are more likely to graduate from high school and attend college, earn a higher income, and own a home – critical levels for breaking out of poverty and creating generational wealth. – Incoming 2024-2025 Board President Gregory Glore
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2023 - 2024: Evan Fowler, President Lewis Chase, MD, Vice President Rachel Meyers, Treasurer Russell Creed, Secretary Erica Bumpers PhD Shaughnessy H. Daniels Brooke Eggleston Jessica Eimer Alison Ferring Gregory Glore Keshia Hair Sarah Paterson, PhD Paul Petruska Lauren Wiggins Nicole Yokota
EMERITUS BOARD: William Carson Susan K. Glassman Ronald Jackson Stacey Liekweg Sandra Moore
