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Impact Focused Childcare
Safe, affordable afterschool
& summer care with a focus on individualized literacy.
Education Literacy Program
UCC's Education Literacy Program supports academic growth for long-term success while providing a nurturing, supportive environment for children and families. This licensed childcare program serves over 250 pre-k through 7th-grade students after school, during the summer, spring break, and on all FWISD staff waiver days.
UCC's research-based curriculum is taught in each grade level classroom and in individualized small groups with staffed Literacy Specialists.
Literacy Curriculum
Classroom activities include small group guided reading, daily message, read-alouds, learning centers, and technology settings that emphasize Science of Reading's instruction of: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, & Vocabulary Comprehension.
Literacy Specialists
In addition to each classroom teacher, each center is staffed with an Early Childhood Literacy Specialist and a Literacy Specialist dedicated to assessment, intervention, & curriculum development. All Literacy Specialists are highly experienced TEA State-Certified Professionals.
2024 Summer Literacy Adventures
June 3rd-August 2nd
UCC Summer Literacy Adventures includes UCC's personalized literacy assessment, intervention, & enrichment from experienced educators with added, special summer fun. Exciting and engaging classroom activities as well as field trip adventures to practice & broaden vocabulary knowledge.
Every child's adventure includes:
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9-weeks of full-day, safe, affordable care with trained, supportive staff
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Daily, curriculum-based instruction
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Personalized attention with a Literacy Specialist
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3 meals and 2 snacks per day
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Fun, literacy focused arts, curriculum, & activities
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Field trips to the Fort Worth Zoo, museums, movie theater, and more
Sponsor a child's summer experience today, here!
Students who don’t master basic reading skills by 3rd grade are 6x more likely to not finish high school.
77%
Of students who entered below grade level GAINED
84%
Of 3rd – 5th grade students GAINED
81%
Of all
students GAINED
58%
Of UCC students reading at or above grade level (compared to 45% at state average)
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UCC's Nutritional Meal Program provides over 98,456 meals each year for youth in our afterschool & summer programs. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks are prepared fresh on site in UCC's commercial kitchen by dedicated meal & kitchen staff.