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Programs

We are proud to offer programs to benefit children birth to age 8. Our child care programs are education based with a focus on literacy and early learning. We are active advocates and policy makers for early learning in our area and endeavor to create opportunities for all children in our community, regardless of their family income.Click on a program below to read more.

Early Learning & Child Care

Westside classrooms
Downtown Classrooms

Lighthouse Preschool

Twice-weekly, two hours per day program designed to give children a jump start for a love of learning. read more...

Education Station Before and After School

We've recently expanded our programs to include children ages 5 to 8 in Kindergarten thru 2nd Grade. read more...

School Escape Day Camps

Join us for a fun themed educational day camp! We usually offer these during spring and winter breaks as well as all summer long. read more...

Tools of the Mind

We are proud to implement the Tools of the Mind program in all of our classrooms. The program builds strong foundations for success in school by teaching children the ability to regulate their social, emotional, and cognitive behaviors. read more...

Raising A Reader

Thurston County's Child Care Action Council provides weekly bookbags and parent information to promote early literacy. read more...

ECEAP

ECEAP operates in both of our ages 4-5 classrooms, administered by ESD 113-Sound to Harbor Head Start / ECEAP (Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program). Head Start and ECEAP are preschool, child and family development programs for young children and their families. read more...