Vital Connections of the Midlands provides high-quality, comprehensive early care and education at three childcare centers that are community based and serve primarily low-income families. Our childcare centers provided services during the fiscal year to approximately 130 children and their families through education and care of the children and by supporting family well-being and nurturing relationships between children and their parents. We support family well-being and nurturing relationships between children and their parents. We encourage lifelong learning, while shaping and preparing families and children to succeed educationally, socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually in today's world. We are recognized as an early childhood education leader in our community.