Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center, aka "The Center", is a non-profit, year round, early learning center for children 18 months to 5 years old. Our mission is to support working families in our socially and economically diverse community: By providing all day care and a comprehensive, nurturing and research-based early childhood education for children 18 months to five years, that fosters social, emotional, intellectual, linguistic, and physical development. And, by seeking out and engaging innovative public and private sector partnerships that expand and enhance our program and our ability to support working families.