Promotion of Childhood Literacy offered at Children's Reading Foundation of the Mid Columbia
Programs created to ensure that all children in the region are read with at least 20 minutes a day from birth through third grade.
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.
Early Education Programs offered at Mid-Columbia Children's Council in Goldendale
Provides Early Head Start (center & home based), Head Start, ECEAP, and Early ECEAP for children living in a low-income household.
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.
ParentChild+ offered by Encompass NW's Pediatric Therapy Clinic
Coordinates an early literacy home visiting program for families in the Sno-Valley and Issaquah areas to help prepare young children, ages 2-3, for school success. Program runs from October to June and is offered in the home.
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.
Early Learning Programs offered by Akin - Galland-Ashlock FRC
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.
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.
Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) offered by Community Child Care Center in Colfax
Provides ECEAP School Day early preschool education for children 3-5 years old along with comprehensive family support services
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.
Early Childhood Education offered by Lewis Clark Early Childhood Program at Parkway Center
Offers early learning programs for children living in a low-income household.
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.
Head Start and ECEAP offered at Opportunity Council - Whatcom County
Offers preschool services throughout Whatcom County for children between the ages of 3 and 5. Programs include school readiness, literacy, and math-based early childhood education program. Full and part-day options available.
Provides a comprehensive child development program for low-income children. Centers located in Bellingham, Blaine, Ferndale, Deming, Sumas, and Nooksack.
Programs include:
- A school readiness, literacy, and math-based early childhood education program
- Individual Education Plans for every child
- Individualization for students with disabilities
- Interpreter support for dual language learners
- Family Support Services and Family Engagement opportunities
- Breakfast, Lunch, and Snack are provided
- Both full and part-day options
Early Childhood Education offered by Lewis Clark Early Childhood Program at Chestnut Street Center
Offers early learning programs for children living in a low-income household.
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.
Early Learning Center (Escuelita) offered at La Casa Hogar
Offers an early learning center that opens during the day for children who's parent/parents are part of a program at La Casa Hogar.
Offers an early learning center that opens during the day for children whose parent/parents are part of a program at La Casa Hogar. Helps children in their early learning and prepared them for kindergarten. Children prepare for success in school while their mothers are in class. Parents are encouraged to implement the early learning activities from the ELC to their homes and community.
Child Care offered at Burlington Early Learning Center
Extended hour childcare provided in local school districts. Licensed centers include developmentally appropriate learning activities.
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.
Preschool Programs offered at Peninsula School District
Offers a variety or early childhood programs to meet the needs of the youngest students.
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.
Provides a free program for children and adults to play together. Designed for parents, grandparents, neighbors, family and friends who nurture children, aged 6 years old and younger. Offered at many locations in Pierce County.
Provides a free program for children and adults to play together.
Designed for parents, grandparents, neighbors, family and friends who nurture children, aged 6 years old and younger.
Curriculum invites individual play, fun group activities, songs, and a whole group circle time for children and adults to enjoy together.
This is a drop-in program, and several locations are available.
Visit website for locations and times, and to reserve an in-person spot.
Community locations include:
- Puyallup Library
- Asia Pacific Cultural Center,
- Joint Base Lewis-McChord,
- Bryant Neighborhood Center,
- Salishan Family Investment Center.
ECEAP offered by Enterprise for Progress in the Community (EPIC) at East Wenatchee Child Development Center
Offers free preschool classes and other services for low-income children or children with special needs.
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.
Parent Child Early Learning Events offered at Kittitas County Early Learning Coalition
Provides activities to engage children in learning and to demonstrate to parents how to teach their children through play, the importance of early learning at home, and how to make learning a part of daily activities.
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.
ParentChild+ Early Learning Program offered at Atlantic Street Center's Youth and Family Center
Provides home visitors for parents with 2- and 3-year-old children, engaging parents in stimulating family activities with their kids that help to prepare them for preschool.
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.
READY! for Kindergarten offered at Children's Reading Foundation of the Mid Columbia
Provides age appropriate information for parents of children birth to age five relating to cognitive and social/emotional skills needed to prepare a child to enter kindergarten.
Provides age appropriate information for parents of children birth to age five relating to cognitive and social/emotional skills needed to prepare a child to enter kindergarten.
Provides kindergarten readiness seminars for parents of children birth to age five.
Early Learning & Child Care offered at Catholic Charities Serving Central WA in Yakima
Offers several programs that support children and parents during child’s early years and crucial stage of development. Works to make sure children's needs are met through education and nutrition.
Offers several programs that support children and parents during child’s early years and crucial stage of development. Works to make sure children's needs are met through education and nutrition. Carroll Children's Center: provides full time early education for children ages 1 month through 5 years of age. Offers a structured learning environment with bilingual staff and help from volunteers. Does not provide childcare after 6:30pm or on the weekends. Growing Hope Child & Family Development Center: expands services to low-income, high-risk children and infants through age 5, and their families. Includes 8 infant through preschool classrooms, including Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP), ECLIPSE therapeutic classrooms, and early learning classrooms. Child Care Nutrition Program: seeks to assure all children in licensed child care homes receive adequate and nutritional balanced USDA eligible meals. Provides reimbursement for nutritious snacks and meals served in family day care homes for children 1 month through 12 years of age.
Early Childhood Education offered by Lewis Clark Early Childhood Program at Grantham Center
Offers early learning programs for children living in a low-income household.
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.
Early Learning Services offered at Tacoma Public Schools
Offers early learning services to residents of the Tacoma School District.
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.
Kindergarten Readiness Programs offered at Puyallup School District
Offers several programs that help prepare students for Kindergarten.
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.
Kaleidoscope Play & Learn Groups offered at Child Care Action Council
Offers new parents and caregivers of young children a chance to come together for a weekly, no-cost, one-and-a-half hour play group. Register online.
Kaleidoscope Play & Learn is a development-centered playgroup for children ages birth to five and their caregivers/parents. Our trained playgroup facilitators lead engaging circle-time activities including story time, songs, interactive games, art activities. We operate weekly play groups throughout Grays Harbor, Mason, and Thurston counties.
To view the entire schedule a register for an upcoming play group, visit: https://ccacwa.org/parents1/kpl/
Early Education Programs offered at Mid-Columbia Children's Council in Hood River
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.
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.
ECEAP offered at Enterprise for Progress in the Community (EPIC)
Offers free preschool classes and other services for low-income children or children with special needs.
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.
Early Childhood Education offered at Lewis Clark Early Childhood Program in Lewiston
Offers early learning programs for children living in a low-income household.
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.