Name: Amy Buggle
Email: dlcnl@att.net
Phone number: 904-387-0370
Comment: I have started a ministry through the Methodist and Presbyterian church that provides child care for children, birth to 22 years, that have disabilities and/or medical problems in an inclusion setting.
DLC Nurse & Learn, Inc. “Where Anything is Possible”
Mission Statement - DLC Nurse & Learn provides year round education and therapies to children with severe disabilities, giving them and their families the opportunity for self-sufficiency and hope for the future.
Explanation of Services - We serve students ages birth to 22 years of age. Children ages birth to 6 may attend our full day and preschool inclusion program and students ages 3 - 22 can attend before/after school for educational activities, therapy, and medical care. Any child with a disability or medical problem that prevents them from attending regular day care or other developmental preschools is eligible for our services. Our children have a variety of diagnoses including Arthrogriposis, Tuberous Sclerosis, Taisacs disease, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome and Seizure Disorders which cause multiple disabilities. In addition, many require nursing care for medications, tracheostomy care and gastrostomy tube feedings. We are located on the Westside, but serve children all over Jacksonville and North East Florida.
Philosophy - DLC Nurse & Learn is a special education school dedicated to meeting all the needs of special needs children in a Christian, loving atmosphere. Our program is based upon the idea that children with handicaps are children first and their potential is ours to discover. We strive to help each child reach this potential by providing normalized activities geared toward individual skill levels. We believe this is best done when therapies are incorporated into daily activities. At DLC, our attitude gives your child the opportunity to say “Yes, I can!”
Vision - Our vision is to serve all children in Jacksonville that need our services, regardless of their families’ ability to pay. In the future we hope to have DLC programs in all areas of Jacksonville to be more accessible to all children with special needs.