Visually Impaired Preschool Services

About VIPS

Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS) was started in 1985 by a group of concerned parents and community volunteers who saw that there was a need to improve learning opportunities and early intervention services to children in the Louisville area who were born with blindness or low vision. Since then, VIPS has grown from serving eight families once a week to more than 750 children in 2020 and is recognized as a national leader in the field of visual impairment. 

What We Do

VIPS is the first and only nonprofit agency providing regular and ongoing vision-specific services to Kentucky and Indiana's youngest children with blindness and low vision, such as:

• Home visits
• Orientation & Mobility
• Preschool transitions & advocacy
• Kids Town Preschool (in Louisville, KY)
• Two-Day 2's Program
• Little Learners Enrichment Program
• Preschool Readiness Program
• Parent Empowerment Program
• Summer programs

Through relevant programming, intervention services and education, VIPS aids families in ensuring their children reach their highest potential.

Help us meet our goal of $70,000 with the help of 120 donors!

Who We Are

Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS) is the only agency in Kentucky that provides regular and ongoing early intervention services to children, birth to 5, who are blind or visually impaired.
VIPS empowers families by providing educational excellence to young children with visual impairments in order to build a strong foundation for reaching their highest potential. VIPS strives to be a national leader in services to young children who are visually impaired and their parents through adherence to evidence-based, best practices in the fields of education of the visually impaired and early childhood education.
VIPS serves the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky and state of Indiana.