Provides early preschool education for children 3-5 years old in 7 communities throughout Whitman County. Provides learning environments that foster intellectual, social, physical, and emotional growth. Assists families with support, community resource referrals, and health screenings for each child within the first 90 days of program enrollment. Evaluates child's medical, dental, and mental health, and nutritional needs.

Helps families build on their strengths, find support networks, and promote overall well-being, through various programs. Parent Education - Incredible Years Parent Training: helps parents understand how to build a positive relationship with their child. Available at the Wenatchee Family Resource Center or in-home. Currently provided through a contract with DCYF. Families are referred by their social worker. - Project Safe Care: boosts parenting skills, while teaching how to improve the health of the child. Currently provided through a contract with DCYF. Families are referred by their social worker. -Triple P: evidence- based program boosts parenting skills. Currently provided through a contract with DCYF. Families are referred by their social worker. - Triple Point: Local program for LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex) youth, 12 to 18 years old. Provides a safe place where youth can make positive connections, learn about community resources, receive the support they need, receive counseling, as well as participate in regular meetings with other LGBTQ+ youth and group leaders. School Success - Readiness to Learn: works with children so they can be successful in school and in the community. Serves students in the Entiat, Eastmont and Wenatchee school districts. - Truancy Invention Program: gives students a boost to help improve attendance. Serves students in the Wenatchee School District in partnership with Chelan County Juvenile Center.

Offers a complementary extension of the original Head Start effort that concentrates on expectant parents and families with newborn to 3 year-old children with related parent support and learning activities. Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program is for Pre-school for low-income and at-risk children in Washington State.

Offers Early Head Start, Head Start, Early ECEAP, ECEAP, and Early Head Start Home Base for pregnant mothers and newborns; as well as summer school age program and private childcare.

Offers free preschool classes and other services for low-income children or children with special needs. Program is designed to help children prepare for success in school.

Offers a series of free classes that help families prepare their children for Kindergarten. Parents or caregivers are encouraged to attend all the classes in the series. Parents learn new skills and helpful tips to nurture development in ways that foster academic skills and personal behaviors to boost children's motivation, perseverance and engagement in learning. Program facilitates interactions and active learning by using movement, play, exploration, communication and all of a child's senses - seeing, hearing, smelling, touching and tasting. One series targets households with 4 or 5 year olds, and the other is for households with 2 to 3 year olds.

Provides early preschool education for children 3-5 years old in 7 communities throughout Whitman County. Provides learning environments that foster intellectual, social, physical, and emotional growth. Assists families with support, community resource referrals, and health screenings for each child within the first 90 days of program enrollment. Evaluates child's medical, dental, and mental health, and nutritional needs.

Offers a complementary extension of the original Head Start effort that concentrates on expectant parents and families with newborn to 3 year-old children with related parent support and learning activities. Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program is for Pre-school for low-income and at-risk children in Washington State.

Offers a complementary extension of the original Head Start effort that concentrates on expectant parents and families with newborn to 3 year-old children with related parent support and learning activities. Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program is for Pre-school for low-income and at-risk children in Washington State.

Supports school readiness through play-based parent-child early learning activities and providing children's books and educational tools for home use. Provides 9 early learning events for parents and children birth through kindergarten and their siblings. Offers: - Free children’s books including books addressing diversity and inclusion, socioemotional needs, and relationship skills - Information on age appropriate learning targets - Developmental screening and intervention - Tool kits for home use - Written materials in English and Spanish Events are monthly through the school year.

Offers several programs to help with Early Learning. Preschool: All Tacoma Public School preschool programs provide a safe and nurturing environment. Goal is to prepare students for kindergarten and beyond, using researched-based, age-appropriate curriculum that focuses on the domains of Early Learning essential to school readiness: - Social and Emotional Development - Language and Literacy - Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development - Cognition. Preschool programs, including full-day and half-day programs, are offered at many locations across the Tacoma School District. Families with an annual household income below 500 percent of the Federal Poverty Level will receive priority consideration for enrollment into free programs. ChildFind: Offers free screening for vision, hearing, motor coordination, language, learning and behavior skills for preschool aged children with a suspected disability.

Offers free preschool classes and other services for low-income children or children with special needs. Program is designed to help children prepare for success in school.

Offers several programs that help prepare students for Kindergarten. READY! for Kindergarten Classes: Offers a series of free classes that help families prepare their children for Kindergarten. Parents or caregivers are encouraged to attend all the classes in the series. Parents learn new skills and helpful tips to nurture development in ways that foster academic skills and personal behaviors to boost children's motivation, perseverance and engagement in learning. Program facilitates interactions and active learning by using movement, play, exploration, communication and all of a child's senses - seeing, hearing, smelling, touching and tasting. One series targets households with 4 or 5 year olds, and the other is for households with 3 to 4 year olds. Transition to Kindergarten Offers an early start Kindergarten program for children who turn 5 after August 31st, and who have not had a formal preschool/Head Start experience. Program starts in January, and is a full-day, 20 week program.

Supports families in helping their young children reach certain educational milestones ahead of preschool. Through our partnership with ParentChild+, we pair families and toddlers with Early Learning Specialists who visit twice a week for up to two years. These visits help children learn skills to help them prepare for school and give parents tactics they can use every day to be their own child’s teacher. Early Learning Specialists also bring participants free books and toys that the child can keep.

Extended hour childcare provided in local school districts.  Licensed centers include developmentally appropriate learning activities.  Literacy curriculum focuses on use and appreciation of oral language, printed language and listening comprehension.  Meals provided.  

A free preschool program that provides children with a variety of activities to enhance their social, intellectual, physical, and emotional development. The program also offers meals/snacks; physical exams; vision/hearing/dental screenings; and family support services. Parents are encouraged to participate in program activities.  ECEAP offers programs throughout the county.

Provides Early ECEAP, ECEAP, Early Head Start, and Head Start programs for children pre-natal to 5 years of age at multiple locations in Washington State. Early Childhood Education & Assistance Program (ECEAP) is an early-education program that prepares children for kindergarten by building social and cognitive competence, as well as school-readiness skills. Early Head Start (EHS) promotes the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of infants and toddlers through safe and developmentally enriching caregiving. This prepares these children for continued growth and development and eventual success in school and life. Head Start is a national early-education program that prepares children for school by building social and cognitive competence, as well as school-readiness skills.

Offers center-based and home-visiting options to support early childhood education including Early Head Start and Parents as Teachers. Programs serve children ages prenatal-5 years old.

Educational opportunities for children of families with limited financial resources.

Programs created to ensure that all children in the region are read with at least 20 minutes a day from birth through third grade. Also provides free books to groups, schools, and individuals who put them into the hands of children.

Provides Early ECEAP, ECEAP, Early Head Start, and Head Start programs for children pre-natal to 5 years of age at multiple locations in Washington State. Early Childhood Education & Assistance Program (ECEAP) is an early-education program that prepares children for kindergarten by building social and cognitive competence, as well as school-readiness skills. Early Head Start (EHS) promotes the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of infants and toddlers through safe and developmentally enriching caregiving. This prepares these children for continued growth and development and eventual success in school and life. Head Start is a national early-education program that prepares children for school by building social and cognitive competence, as well as school-readiness skills.

Coordinates an early literacy home visiting program to help prepare young children for school success by: -  Increasing language and literacy skills -  Enhancing social-emotional development   -  Strengthening the parent-child relationship  Offers home visits in the family's first language twice per week for 30 minutes.  Families receive a free toy or book each week to keep.   Focuses on child development, parent-child interaction and preparing children for early school success. The two-year program is 23 weeks long from October to June, following the school calendar.

Offers several preschool and early learning programs to households within the school district. Programs include: - Birth to Three: Developmental screening and service delivery program for infants and toddlers with developmental concerns. - Child Find: Developmental screening for preschoolers (3-5 years old) to determine if a child has possible delays and might be in need of further evaluation. - ECEAP: Offers education, nutrition and health services to income eligible children, ages 3 and 4. Offered at three elementary schools in the district.

Offers free preschool classes and other services for low-income children or children with special needs. Program is designed to help children prepare for success in school.

Preschool program activities include creative expression through art, movement, dramatic play and language opportunities, hands-on math and science experiences, arts and crafts projects, community field trips, and enhancement opportunities that include dance and/or swimming.