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Early Childhood Education

Educational Opportunities for Children and Families buys Battle Ground property for new early learning center

November 28, 2023, 5:56am Clark County News

Educational Opportunities for Children and Families, a local provider of early learning care for children ages 3-5, announced the purchase of a 1.68-acre property in Battle Ground to house a new Battle Ground Early Learning Center. Read story

Teacher Tamara Harris playfully cautions Head Start students to stay quiet at Evergreen High School in 2022.

House funding bill would cut Head Start services for 1,400 kids in Washington

Teacher Tamara Harris playfully cautions Head Start students to stay quiet at Evergreen High School in 2022.

November 15, 2023, 4:27pm Clark County News

The U.S. House of Representatives is weighing a funding bill for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education that may cut key early learning services to over a thousand children in Washington next year. Read story

Teacher Tamara Harris playfully cautions Head Start students to stay quiet at Evergreen High School in 2022.

Debt ceiling bill could hurt early learning providers in Clark County

Teacher Tamara Harris playfully cautions Head Start students to stay quiet at Evergreen High School in 2022.

May 28, 2023, 6:07am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

With national buzz surrounding negotiations between the White House and Republican leaders over a debt ceiling bill to reduce the national deficit continuing, early-learning advocates in Washington outlined how a potential deal may lead to child care program cuts next year. Read story

Washington State University Vancouver's campus has been approved for a handful of new potential projects in the next few years that would transform the school as we know it, such as improved sports fields.

WSU Vancouver to relaunch on-campus child care

Washington State University Vancouver's campus has been approved for a handful of new potential projects in the next few years that would transform the school as we know it, such as improved sports fields.

May 21, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Washington State University Vancouver leaders have selected local early-learning provider Innovative Services NW to relaunch on-campus child care services as early as August. Read story

New statewide data shows that children entering early learning programs in Washington are meeting developmental standards at a far lower rate than pre-pandemic levels.

Experts in Clark County say post-pandemic learning losses hit preschoolers

New statewide data shows that children entering early learning programs in Washington are meeting developmental standards at a far lower rate than pre-pandemic levels.

March 22, 2023, 6:05pm Clark County News

New data shows that the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the cognitive development of preschool-aged children in Washington, particularly those of color and in low-income communities. Read story

Katie Kressin poses at the Alakanuk School. Since joining as a teacher in 2011, she says, the remote town has grown close to her heart, and she plans to retire there.

In Alaska, a former Clark County teacher learns

Katie Kressin poses at the Alakanuk School. Since joining as a teacher in 2011, she says, the remote town has grown close to her heart, and she plans to retire there.

January 1, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

On Alaska’s western coast, life is harsh and unforgiving. And yet, as she sought her life’s second act, surviving one of Earth’s most unrelenting climates seemed like nothing less than a gift to Katie Kressin. Read story

Jodi Wall, the executive director for early care and education at ESD 112 in Vancouver, spoke before the House Children, Youth and Families Committee on Thursday about the need for increased federal funding in Head Start and ECEAP programs.

ESD 112 official urges lawmakers to support early learning in Southwest Washington

Jodi Wall, the executive director for early care and education at ESD 112 in Vancouver, spoke before the House Children, Youth and Families Committee on Thursday about the need for increased federal funding in Head Start and ECEAP programs.

December 1, 2022, 7:08pm Clark County News

Effective child care and early-learning opportunities are often described as linchpins for economic progress; they allow parents to feel comfortable going to work, knowing their children are in a safe, welcoming environment while they’re away. Read story

Head Start supervising teacher Tamara Harris playfully cautions students to stay quiet at Evergreen High School on Friday morning. A lack of federal funding has put an even larger dent in the capacity of local Head Start child care and early learning facilities, particularly in Clark County.

Head Start in Clark County challenged by lack of federal funding

Head Start supervising teacher Tamara Harris playfully cautions students to stay quiet at Evergreen High School on Friday morning. A lack of federal funding has put an even larger dent in the capacity of local Head Start child care and early learning facilities, particularly in Clark County.

September 3, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

While Matt Sloan worked with a handful of children to improve their castle of wooden blocks, Yolanda Cano was needed at the door. Read story

The Evergreen Public Schools Administrative Service Center.

ESD 112 eyes early learning site at former 49th Street Academy

The Evergreen Public Schools Administrative Service Center.

July 14, 2022, 6:02am Clark County News

A new early learning facility could soon be coming to Vancouver. Read story

Federal and state funding for the Head Start program and related groups — which provide early learning child care and intervention services to at-risk youth and their families — have had to shut down a half dozen classrooms amid staffing shortages during the pandemic.

Head Start early learning short on staff in Southwest Washington

Federal and state funding for the Head Start program and related groups — which provide early learning child care and intervention services to at-risk youth and their families — have had to shut down a half dozen classrooms amid staffing shortages during the pandemic.

May 18, 2022, 7:01pm Clark County News

For more than 50 years, the Head Start program has provided critical early-learning intervention services to millions of children and their families across the country, including thousands here in Clark County. Read story