Skillz 4 Life Child Development and Wellness Center

📣 REMINDER: Lecture with Ashra Kwesi is this Wednesday, June 11 @ at 6:00 PM!

🧠 "Reclaiming African Genius"
📅 June 11, 2025
📍 Roots 101 African American Museum
📍 124 N. 1st St, Louisville, KY 40203
🎟️ Tickets: $30 | Youth 18 & under FREE
🕠 Doors open: 5:30 PM
🕕 Lecture begins: 6:00 PM
🎫 Purchase tickets at the door or via

Join us for an unforgettable evening of ancestral wisdom and cultural restoration with renowned historian and lecturer Ashra Kwesi. This is more than an event—it’s a movement.

🚫 Please note: No livestreaming, video recording, or photography is allowed during the lecture.

Join us for a day of cultural remembrance, empowerment, and truth as Elder Ashra Kwesi shares the ancient wisdom of our ancestors and the genius of African civilization.

Please come to the Week of The Young Child Events at Simmons College of Kentucky from April 7 to 10. Dr. Harris will be a featured panelist on becoming an advocate for your child. Additionally, she will hold a workshop on Friday at 2:00 titled "Understanding Childhood Trauma. " We hope to see you there!

📚 **Reading is Power!** ✨

At Skillz 4 Life, we know early literacy sets our kids up for success! That’s why we use the HighScope Curriculum, which makes learning hands-on, fun, and real. Families showed up and showed out at our Family Engagement Day, sharing stories and building bright futures together in our library!

📖 **When we read, we lead!** Let’s keep lifting our kids up! 🚀

We are so excited and proud to be a BBB accredited seal holder!

We want to welcome Skillz 4 Life Child Development and Wellness Center, our newest , on this ! Its mission is to break the cycle of poverty so that children, persons, groups, and populations truly reach their full potential and not only function but thrive in their distinct contexts.

Giving cow's milk to human babies is extremely unhealthy! In fact, it can cause intestinal bleeding and kidney disease...Skillz 4 Life has always served 100% plant-based milk and meals. Check out the CDC guide lines below!

Fortified Cow's Milk and Milk Alternatives Visit CDC’s Infant and Toddler Nutrition website to learn about when to introduce fortified cow’s milk and milk alternatives.

Our garden is thriving!

Young Learners enjoying our Library for their community meeting!

Due to the inclement weather/ road conditions our center will be closed today.

The family at Skillz 4 Life would like to thank everyone for their condolences during this difficult time for our directors.

Please be advised the center will reopen on Wednesday January 20.

Again we appreciate your understanding during these difficult times.

ARE YOU READY FOR AN INNOVATIVE CAREER IN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT? APPLY TODAY: Candidates must have successful experience as a teacher of infants, toddlers. Child Development Associate (CDA) certificate preferred. Have at least 1 year of experience working in a licensed child care center or an early childhood program. Must have successful completion of Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN) and Criminal Record Check and FBI fingerprinting check. Must be , be able to lift 50 pounds and participate at the child’s level (height) and that includes sitting on the floor and physical activities such as running and jumping.

JCPS families: Skillz 4 Life is offering an NTI alternative for your students in a safe and healthy environment!!!