JumpStart Preschool is an inclusive preschool program for children of all abilities. The program focuses on teaching kindergarten readiness skills. The preschool is staffed by professionals trained in child development, CPR, and first aid.

Provides family-centered early head start services for low-income familes with very young children.

This program is designed to help families make informed decisions about child care including referral listings of child care providers. Referrals are not recommendations and do not relate to quality of child care. The responsibility of exploring and determining the best child care provider is solely upon families seeking child care. Website also provides information on child care training and financial assistance opportunities.

Provides an integrated preschool for children with identified learning challenges and their non-disabled peers. Classes provide a structured setting and activities to enhance a child's social, emotional, academic, and physical growth and development. Classes are offered at various schools throughout Multnomah County. This program is offered by the Multnomah Early Childhood Program.

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.

Assists families, child care providers, and community partners in providing quality early learning and school readiness programs, and professional development opportunities. Offers referrals to Early Head Start, Head Start, and parent-child groups.

Operates 29 child care centers located on school district grounds in Clark and Cowlitz Counties, including before and after school care, full day care, Early Childhood Education Assistance Program (ECEAP) preschool programs, and care for children with mild illnesses. Also provides information on child care expense assistance.

This program is designed to help families make informed decisions about child care, including referral listings of child care providers. Referrals are not recommendations and do not relate to quality of child care. The responsibility of exploring and determining the best child care provider is solely upon families seeking child care.

Offers a half-day educational program, with a snack and meal served during each class session. Morning and afternoon sessions available. Also offers developmental screenings, developmental assessments, and parenting support.

This is a cooperative preschool where parents, guardians, grandparents, or caregivers work at least twice per month in the classroom. Helps children enter school ready to learn.

Provides education and child care services for children. Service options include full and part time care, 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.

Relief nursery providing children's respite care. Services include parent education classes, postpartum depression evaluation and support, home visits to qualified new parents or parents experiencing stress, and therapeutic classrooms for children.

Relief nursery providing children's respite care. Services include parent education classes, postpartum depression evaluation and support, home visits to qualified new parents or parents experiencing stress, and therapeutic classrooms for children.

Healthy Families is a voluntary home-visiting program that offers services to families of newborns. The program seeks to ensure healthy, thriving children and caring, nurturing families through education and guidance.

Head Start is a national program that promotes school readiness by enhancing the social, emotional, and cognitive development of children ages 3-5 through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services to enrolled children and families, with a special focus on helping preschoolers develop the early reading and math skills they need to be successful in school. Parental involvement is emphasized.

Oregon Head Start Pre-Kindergarten (OPK) was established in 1987 as the state counterpart to the federal Head Start program. The state's Department of Education and the regional Head Start office govern the program collaboratively. OPK adheres to all federal Head Start Performance Standards.

NCESD does not operate its own Head Start/OPK program, but provides referrals to local providers and preschools.

Provides play-based educational preschool program.

Portland Public Schools provides free early learners programs to children ages 3-5 including Pre-Kindergarten and Head Start programs to eligible families.

Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) is Washington State's Head Start. ECEAP is a comprehensive preschool and social services program with the goal of ensuring children who enter kindergarten are ready to succeed. All preschool and ECEAP students receive a whole-child, family focused preschool program. Activities are designed to stimulate learning and development with the use of crafts, puzzles, toys, music and field trips. Meals and snacks are provided and meet the nutritional requirements of the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Provides access to a routine, structured, early childhood classroom environment. Healthy snacks, lunch, and play activities are available to encourage social communication and social/emotional development. Run by two lead teachers/family resource coordinators and an associate teacher with the support of community volunteers. Volunteers are needed to help young children participate in developmentally appropriate play session activities while assisting the lead teachers throughout the preschool day. Volunteers typically join the team two days per week from 9am-1:30pm and commit to an entire term (3 months) at a time.

School offers preschool through 5th grade education services. Educates both children with typical hearing and children with hearing loss together in small, collaborative classes. With the help of digital hearing aids, cochlear implants, early diagnosis, and early intervention, students who are deaf develop speaking and listening skills. Students with typical hearing attend classes with low student-teacher ratios, in an environment where individual attention is the norm.

Program offers early childhood education for children 2 ½ to 5 years of age. Partially funded through the Early Childhood Education Assistance Program (ECEAP), and approximately 60% of enrolled children are referred by ECEAP. Also welcome children from the broader community, and we accept DCYF subsidies, as well as offer need-based discounts to help keep early childhood education affordable for all families. We believe in children’s innate curiosity and desire to learn. We use an emergent curriculum that encourages children to ask questions and think critically. We also place a strong focus on social and emotional growth, including building empathy, perspective-taking, and conflict resolution skills.