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ECEAP is an income-based program designed to aid 3 and 4 year old children and their families. To promote school success, ECEAP provides preschool education, family support, and health and nutrition services. Culturally and developmentally appropriate activities will be provided. This center provides Salish speaking teachers who teach the language to our children, staff, parents and the community.
The Camas Education Program provides educational opportunities for Kalispel Tribal members, Native Americans and the community at large.
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Head Start
Community Based Preschools
Provides education and child care services for children. Service options include full and part time care, and full day ECEAP Preschool.
Provides education and child care services for children. Service options include full and part time, and full day ECEAP Preschool. The Early Childhood Education Assistance Program (ECEAP) is a comprehensive preschool program that provides free services and support to eligible children and their families.
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Early Head Start
Community Based Preschools
Head Start
Child Care Centers
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Operates combined Head Start/ECEAP classrooms at several sites in Kent for children ages 3-5 from low-income families. Family support services are part of the program.
Coordinates Head Start and the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) preschools, which provide education and socialization skill development activities.
Family support services are part of the program.
Provides services at six sites in Kent and Covington in Kent School District.
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Community Based Preschools
Head Start
Preschool program for low-income families. Daily lesson plans include activities for kindergarten readiness.
The Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) is Washington's comprehensive pre-kindergarten program serving at-risk three and four year old children and their families. ECEAP provides children with preschool education, health services, intensive family support, and parent engagement and training.
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Head Start
Community Based Preschools
Provides enriching experiences that help children learn and develop. The comprehensive programs include preschool, nutrition, parenting skills and health components.
Provides enriching experiences that help children learn and develop.
Focuses on building skills and behaviors that are important for all children including persistence, empathy, problem solving and thinking skills.
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Public Preschools
Head Start
Provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families.
Provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families.
Program has a social emotional focus.
Depending on location, program is funded through Head Start or ECEAP.
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Head Start
Public Preschools
Teaches children social, physical, emotional and pre academic skills to prepare them for the kindergarten experience. Meals and transportation may be provided. Free program for 3-4 year old children.
Offers several programs to help with childhood development.
Head Start/ECEAP
Teaches children social, physical, emotional and pre academic skills to prepare them for the kindergarten experience.
Meals and transportation may be provided.
Free program for 3-4 year old children.
For children under the age of 3, Early Head Start home visiting may be an option.
Developmental Preschool
Offers small classes where students with special needs receive specially designed instruction to meet their individual needs.
Offers morning and afternoon classes.
Child Find
Offers screenings throughout the school year to help identify children aged 34 months to 5 years old who may need special services in order to experience success in school.
Special services can include occupational, physical and/or speech therapies, or a specialized early childhood program.
Screenings will not show conclusively that a child has special needs, but it will indicate if he or she may need further assessment.
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Community Based Preschools
Head Start
Located on Eastern Washington University’s campus: Care for children 6 weeks to 10 years old, child-centered programming to EWU Students, faculty and staff.
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.
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Child Care Centers
Head Start
Offers a full-day preschool program for low-income children ages 3-5. Multicultural program teaches literacy, math, and social-emotional skills.
Offers a high quality, developmentally appropriate early education at four dynamic, inclusive schools with full day and extended day options.
Multilingual teachers reinforce the languages kids speak at home as well as help them master English. Curriculum includes literacy, math, and social-emotional skills.
Arranges dental and physical screenings for all students and families participate in monthly nutrition activities.
Each child has an individualized plan developed jointly with the parent that identifies outcomes in social-emotional development, literacy, language development, mathematics, physical health, science, creative arts, and approaches to learning.
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Community Based Preschools
Head Start
Operates more than 30 Head Start/ECEAP/Early Head Start centers in Spokane County. Provides support for families, encourages parent involvement and coordinates child health care and nutrition. Home visiting available to parents of children under age 3.
Operates more than 30 Head Start/ECEAP/Early Head Start centers in Spokane County. Provides support for families, encourages parent involvement and coordinates child health care and nutrition.
Head Start/ECEAP:
Offers full- and partial-day preschool programs for children ages 3-pre-kindergarten.
Early Head Start:
Child development program provided at the center and in-home for families during pregnancy and those with infants and toddlers up to age 3.
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Home Based Parenting Education
Head Start
Public Preschools
Early Head Start
Head Start and ECEAP services promote school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children.
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.
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Child Care Centers
Head Start
Public Preschools
Program offers early childhood education for children 2 ½ to 5 years of age.
Program offers early childhood education for children 2 ½ to 5 years of age. Welcomes children from the broader community, accepts DCYF subsidies, as well as offer need-based discounts to help keep early childhood education affordable for all families. Also believes in children’s innate curiosity and desire to learn while using an emergent curriculum that encourages children to ask questions and think critically. Places a strong focus on social and emotional growth, including building empathy, perspective-taking, and conflict resolution skills.
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Community Based Preschools
Child Care Centers
Head Start
Early Head Start
An early learning center and an academically responsive school age program. Serves children 14 months up to 12 years of age. Program is nationally accredited through NAEYC. See details for more information.
An early learning center with ECEAP and an academically responsive school age program.
School children are bussed to Bryant, Grant, Edna Travis and Impact schools
Serves children 14 months to 12 years of age.
Actively participates in Early Achievers, the quality rating system of Washington State (Tacoma Day is at level 4).
Free Preschool, ECEAP/Head Start available on site for income qualified families.
Breakfast, lunch, and snack are provided at no additional cost and meet CACFP standards.
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Child Care Centers
Head Start
Early Head Start
Offers Head Start and ECEAP preschool programs for low-income children.
Headstart preschool which serves 48 low-income children; runs May through November. An ECEAP preschool which serves low income children; runs October through May.
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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Head Start
School Readiness Programs
Serves as a location for Child Find, a program to help identify children with disabilities.
Early Education (ECEAP) services are provided to the Dieringer School District through Pierce County Human Services.
Child Find:
Serves as a location or contact point for families in the Dieringer School District.
Offers screenings throughout the school year to help identify children aged 34 months to 5 years old who may need special services in order to experience success in school.
Special services can include occupational, physical and/or speech therapies, or a specialized early childhood program.
Screenings will not show conclusively that a child has special needs, but it will indicate if he or she may need further assessment.
Early Childhood Education Assistance Program - ECEAP
Program is administered to Dieringer School District families through Pierce County Human Services
Offers free preschool to low-income families with four year old children.
Provides children with social, health, nutrition, and education services.
Contact Human Services at 253-798-4400 option 4.
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Public Preschools
Head Start
Early Identification Programs
Early Head Start
Operates combined Head Start/ECEAP classrooms at seven sites in Kent for children ages 3-5 from low-income families. Family support services are part of the program. The Jenkins Creek site offers full-day 6.5 hour and part-day 3.5 hour classes, M-Th.
Coordinates Head Start and the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) preschools, which provide education and socialization skill development activities.
Family support services are part of the program.
Provides services at six sites in Kent and Covington in Kent School District.
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Head Start
Community Based Preschools
Offers a full-day and part-day preschool program for low-income children ages 3-5. Multicultural program teaches literacy, math, and social-emotional skills.
Offers a high quality, developmentally appropriate early education at four dynamic, inclusive schools with full day and extended day options.
Multilingual teachers reinforce the languages kids speak at home as well as help them master English. Curriculum includes literacy, math, and social-emotional skills.
Arranges dental and physical screenings for all students and families participate in monthly nutrition activities.
Each child has an individualized plan developed jointly with the parent that identifies outcomes in social-emotional development, literacy, language development, mathematics, physical health, science, creative arts, and approaches to learning.
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Head Start
Community Based Preschools
Offers comprehensive early childhood programs for preschool children and their families; includes support services and health screenings.
State-funded preschool program provides comprehensive early childhood programs for low income preschool children and their families.
Offers health, vision, hearing and developmental screenings, family support services, preschool classroom experiences, snacks and hot meals.
Program is administered by the Puget Sound Educational Service District.
Offers employment and training opportunities and services available for parents whose children are enrolled.
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Public Preschools
Head Start
Provides a regional early learning center for children birth-to-five and their parents as a coordinated and comprehensive community learning hub. Provides various program, from parenting education and support to infant care and early learning.
Provides a regional early learning center for children birth-to-five and their parents as a coordinated and comprehensive community learning hub. Provides various program, from parenting education and support to infant care and early learning. The center's services will address and help overcome the staggering access gap for many Walla Walla youth and families, promoting an inclusive community resource that encourages integration, engagement and opportunity for all.
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Public Preschools
Head Start
Operates combined Head Start/ECEAP classrooms at seven sites in Kent for children ages 3-5 from low-income families. Family support services are part of the program. The Kent Valley site offers part-day classes three hours, M-Th.
Coordinates Head Start and the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) preschools, which provide education and socialization skill development activities.
Family support services are part of the program.
Provides services at six sites in Kent and Covington in Kent School District.
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Community Based Preschools
Head Start
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.
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School Readiness Programs
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
Head Start
Early Head Start
Child and Adult Care Food Programs
Offers half-day and full-day preschool programs for low-income children ages 3-5. Multicultural program teaches literacy, math, and social-emotional skills.
Offers a high quality, developmentally appropriate early education at four dynamic, inclusive schools with full day and extended day options.
Multilingual teachers reinforce the languages kids speak at home as well as help them master English. Curriculum includes literacy, math, and social-emotional skills.
Arranges dental and physical screenings for all students and families participate in monthly nutrition activities.
Each child has an individualized plan developed jointly with the parent that identifies outcomes in social-emotional development, literacy, language development, mathematics, physical health, science, creative arts, and approaches to learning.
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Head Start
Community Based Preschools
Preschool program for low-income families. Daily lesson plans include activities for kindergarten readiness.
The Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) is Washington's comprehensive pre-kindergarten program serving at-risk three and four year old children and their families. ECEAP provides children with preschool education, health services, intensive family support, and parent engagement and training.
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Community Based Preschools
Head Start
Operates combined Head Start/ECEAP classrooms at seven sites in Kent for children ages 3-5 from low-income families. Family support services are part of the program. The Panther Lake site offers part-day three hour classes, M-Th.
Coordinates Head Start and the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) preschools, which provide education and socialization skill development activities.
Family support services are part of the program.
Provides services at six sites in Kent and Covington in Kent School District.
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Community Based Preschools
Head Start
Learning Avenues Child Care Centers provides affordable childcare to all families based on their ability to pay.
Provides affordable child care to all families. Helps children develop personal self-control, independence, and the ability to make choices. Specially selected activities develop social, emotional, physical, and intellectual skills. Strongly encourages and welcomes parent involvement. Preschool, Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP), and Head Start available.
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Child Care Centers
School Readiness Programs
Public Preschools
Head Start