Sheltering Arms
Elaine P. Draeger Model Teaching Center (Downtown), 385 Centennial Olympic Park Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
About
Sheltering Arms is one of Georgia’s largest nonprofit early childhood education organizations and offers early childhood education and child care for children as young as six weeks. The program includes comprehensive family support services through a two-generation approach and serves up to 2,100 children and their families each year at multiple centers. On average, children attending Sheltering Arms score in the 90th percentile for language and literacy, exceeding developmental milestones for kindergarten readiness.
• Ages: 0–5 years old
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:30am–5:30pm
Sheltering Arms began in 1888, when a group of civically minded Atlanta women started the organization to serve as a safe space for the children of textile employees while their parents worked in the mills, and it has supported children and families for more than 138 years. The mission of Sheltering Arms is to close opportunity gaps by transforming the lives of children and their families through high-quality affordable early childhood education and leadership in the field. Sheltering Arms operates 11 neighborhood centers in the metro Atlanta area, all in NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) accredited facilities, and the International Village Center has been named Best Preschool in Brookhaven/Chamblee. The organization’s leadership includes President and CEO Blythe Keeler Robinson and center directors and managers such as Luisa Vasquez, Lariesha Burge, LaSandra White, Angela Wynn, Johnnetta Miller, Carolyn Trioche, Crystal Banks, Daniel Harris, Jennifer Herrin, Shelteria Duggan, Janice Murray, and Angela Brown-Gorham. In 2021, Sheltering Arms adopted strategic initiatives focused on Accelerating Family Impact, the organization’s role in the field, financial resiliency, and employee well-being and engagement. Sheltering Arms participates in community efforts and events with partners such as GEEARS, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, United Way’s Women United of Greater Atlanta, and others, and it maintains connections with former students ages 18 and older.
Last updated July 31, 2026.
• Ages: 0–5 years old
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:30am–5:30pm
Sheltering Arms began in 1888, when a group of civically minded Atlanta women started the organization to serve as a safe space for the children of textile employees while their parents worked in the mills, and it has supported children and families for more than 138 years. The mission of Sheltering Arms is to close opportunity gaps by transforming the lives of children and their families through high-quality affordable early childhood education and leadership in the field. Sheltering Arms operates 11 neighborhood centers in the metro Atlanta area, all in NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) accredited facilities, and the International Village Center has been named Best Preschool in Brookhaven/Chamblee. The organization’s leadership includes President and CEO Blythe Keeler Robinson and center directors and managers such as Luisa Vasquez, Lariesha Burge, LaSandra White, Angela Wynn, Johnnetta Miller, Carolyn Trioche, Crystal Banks, Daniel Harris, Jennifer Herrin, Shelteria Duggan, Janice Murray, and Angela Brown-Gorham. In 2021, Sheltering Arms adopted strategic initiatives focused on Accelerating Family Impact, the organization’s role in the field, financial resiliency, and employee well-being and engagement. Sheltering Arms participates in community efforts and events with partners such as GEEARS, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, United Way’s Women United of Greater Atlanta, and others, and it maintains connections with former students ages 18 and older.
Last updated July 31, 2026.
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