Penfield Children's Center
Hanna Blanchard is an experienced educational professional currently serving as an Instructional Aide at The Richardson School since October 2023. Prior to this role, Hanna worked at Penfield Children's Center, where responsibilities included serving as an Early Headstart Teacher from December 2019 to May 2023 and engaging in Kohl's Building Blocks from May 2019 to October 2023. Additionally, Hanna gained experience as a Student Worker at Mount Mary University from June 2019 to December 2019. Hanna holds a Bachelor's degree in Art Therapy from Mount Mary University, completed in 2019.
Penfield Children's Center
A leader in child development, Penfield Children's Center creates a positive start in life for infants and children, many of whom have developmental delays or disabilities, by providing early education, health services and family programming. To carry out its mission, Penfield delivers research-based programs at the critical time of early brain development when physical, cognitive, language, social, and self-help skills are formed. Penfield Children’s Center is named in honor of Dr. Wilder Penfield (1891-1976), a world-renowned neurosurgeon who strongly advocated early intervention for children with developmental delays and disabilities. His quote, “never underestimate the capacity of the very young, and never, never let them down,” has been the foundation of Penfield’s mission since 1967. His knowledge and wisdom underlie our philosophy of care for infants and young children even today. Today, serving more than 1,700 children annually, Penfield offers high quality integrated services and a safe and stimulating environment for children, families and community partners to maximize early development and learning. Follow Penfield Children's Center on social media at penfieldchildren.org/social.