YMCA Child Care is a place for children to explore, learn, feel safe, cared for and celebrated. We encourage positive relationships between the children, child care staff and parents to ensure a high-quality experience for the children.

Offers a home away from home with meals, caring adults, and fun activities for children ages 3-12 years old. Provides transportation to and from school, tutoring and homework help, alongside downtime, snacks, and activities.

Head Start and ECEAP services promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children by providing educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to children and families, including developmental screening. Parental involvement is emphasized. Services for parents include parenting classes, parent support and networking. Partial-day and full-day services provided. Program accommodates children with special needs or disabilities.

Offers an early learning preschool program and an academically enriched school age program. Open year round serving ages 14 months up to age 13 years. Additionally the Tacoma Day preschool is combined with Washington State ECEAP. The preschool program is aligned with Washington State K through 12 WA kids using: Creative Curriculum, Teaching Strategies GOLD assessment and ASQ, a parent driven developmental tool. These tools allow teachers and parents to work together to individualize program for their child. If a preschool child has an IEP the child can be bused to and from their Tacoma School District partial day program and combine with Tacoma Day Preschool for a full day. School children are served by Tacoma Public Schools District 10. are transported to Bryant, Grant, Edna Travis and Impact schools Tacoma Day actively participates in Early Achievers, the quality rating system of Washington State. Breakfast, lunch, and snack are provided at no additional cost and meet CACFP standards. Tacoma Day, a non-profit, has been in business since 1911.

Provides drop-in centers with various activities, sports, teen programs, camps, and child care services.  Programs offered vary by location.  Some before and after school child care lso offered at extension sites (schools).

Provides before and after school child care for school aged children in grades K-6. Activities include homework help, supervised play, snacks, outdoor time, projects, and service learning opportunities. Typically held at an elementary school.

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 state certified day care program dedicated to providing children with the best possible day care services through dedicated caring staff, activities, and field trips.

Provides high-quality, affordable, and accessible child care for Seattle families, preparing students for Kindergarten and beyond, with the goal of eliminating the racially disproportionate kindergarten readiness gap. In partnership with the City of Seattle’s Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL), SPP helps prepare 3 and 4-year-olds for kindergarten and beyond, while offering tuition assistance, family financial assistance, and health screenings. Early learning coaches help SPP teachers provide a culturally responsive, engaging, and nurturing learning environment for all students, and some classrooms offer dual language instruction.

Early Head Start services promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of infants and toddlers by providing educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families, including developmental screenings. Services for parents include home visits, parenting classes, parent support and networking. Full day/full year center-based or home-based models are available.

Provides enriching learning experiences for parents and their preschoolers, two to five years of age.   Parents assist in the classroom two to three times a month.

Provides drop-in centers with various activities, sports, teen programs, camps, and child care services.  Programs offered vary by location.  Some before and after school child care lso offered at extension sites (schools).

Provides drop-in centers with various activities, sports, teen programs, camps, and child care services.  Programs offered vary by location.  Some before and after school child care lso offered at extension sites (schools).

Provides drop-in centers with various activities, sports, teen programs, camps, and child care services.  Programs offered vary by location.  Some before and after school child care lso offered at extension sites (schools).

Offers developmentally appropriate activities in curriculum areas such as large and small motor skill development, music, science, dramatic play, art, literature, and math.   Emphasizes the value of play and hands-on experience as children grow physically, intellectually, emotionally, and socially.

Offers a before and after school program and a summer program.

Provides drop-in centers with various activities, sports, teen programs, camps, and child care services.  Programs offered vary by location.  Some before and after school child care lso offered at extension sites (schools).

Provides all day childcare as well as before and after school and summer care.

Offers a mentoring based program before and after school in which staff are chosen for their leadership qualities and ability to set a positive example for children. Children are then encouraged to mentor each other and provide leadership. Summer camp is also available.

Provides drop-in centers with various activities, sports, teen programs, camps, and child care services.  Programs offered vary by location.  Some before and after school child care lso offered at extension sites (schools).

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.  

Staff provide quality care through a daily schedule of activities geared to each child's developmental level. Daily activities include but are not limited to, art, choice time, circle / book time, gross motor time and a variety of other activities like field trips. We provide care for school aged children before and after school and on non school days. Summer programming includes field trips, and extra play day activities consistent with summertime fun.

Provides drop-in centers with various activities, sports, teen programs, camps, and child care services.  Programs offered vary by location.  Some before and after school child care lso offered at extension sites (schools).

Provides drop-in centers with various activities, sports, teen programs, camps, and child care services.  Programs offered vary by location.  Some before and after school child care lso offered at extension sites (schools).

Provides before and after school child care for school aged children in grades K-6. Activities include homework help, supervised play, snacks, outdoor time, projects, and service learning opportunities. Typically held at an elementary school.