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Our Early Learning Program
The ESD 113 Early Learning Program offers preschool classes for children ages 3 and 4 years old. Our program is funded through a federal Head Start grant. We provide comprehensive individualized preschool education, health education, and family support to promote family engagement and school readiness.
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We help students and families prepare for kindergarten — and beyond!
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We cultivate healthy habits through nutritious meals, family-style dining, health screenings, and outdoor play.
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We help students develop relationships, emotional literacy, and problem-solving and friendship skills.
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We convene a Policy Council that guides the direction of our Early Learning Program.
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We treat families as our student's first teachers and build relationships based on mutual respect.
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We provide early childhood mental health consulting in the classroom to support students, families, and staff.
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By The Numbers
8
Early Learning Centers
We have centers in Hawks Prairie, Hoquiam, Lacey, Olympia, Rainier, Rochester, West Olympia, and Yelm.
100
Staff
Our program employs almost 100 staff, including teachers, bus drivers, health advocates, assistants, center directors, and more.
90%
School Readiness
About 90% of our students demonstrate readiness in social-emotional, physical, language, cognitive, literacy, and mathematics domains by spring.
400+
Students
Last year, our program served more than 400 Head Start students across our region.
167,691
Miles Driven
In the 2023–24 school year, our buses drove 167,691 miles to bring students to and from school.