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Image 3 . Judah LOVES Kids Town Preschool at VIPS!
The VIPS Central Kentucky office opened in Lexington in October
1990. In 2015 VIPS entered into a partnership and relocated the VIPS
Central Kentucky office at th e Lexington Hearing & Speech Center. Little
Learners, a playgroup for two - year - olds who are blind or visually impaired,
opened its doors to the Lexington
community. Likewise, Lexington
Hearing & Speech Centered began
welcoming VIPS children into their
incl usive preschool program,
originally established to serve
children with language delays
and/or hearing loss.
Because the VIPS mission knows no borders, in 2011 a satellite
location with two employees was launched in Bloomington, Indiana. Driven
by a mother of a blind child and a dedicated Teacher of the Blind/Low
Vision, VIPS Indiana was a grassroots effort charged to change the
landscape for Indiana's youngest children who are blind or visually
impaired. With the backing of the VIPS Board of Directors, thi s mother and
teacher began providing early intervention services in 2011.
