1-2-3 Grow & Learn gets creative
ESD 112’s 1-2-3 Grow & Learn program, which prepares young learners for kindergarten at no cost to families, hasn’t missed a beat over the past [...]
Early Care and Education Centers now offering school-age remote learning support
School-age students enrolled at any of ESD 112’s Early Care and Education (ECE) child care centers now have access to remote learning supports to help [...]
ECEAP receives CARES funding to provide summer support for children and families
This summer, ECEAP teachers quickly shifted to a different way of delivering instruction and maintaining relationships with children and families. Many ECEAP classrooms closed down [...]
ECE & SaSS Partner to Provide Paraeducator Training
As part of the General Paraeducator Certificate, paraeducators must complete the Fundamental Course of Study (FCS), which is a series of professional development courses covering [...]
Tips for helping kids wear masks
You may have seen the jokes on social media where adults predict what kids wearing masks in school will be like. It does seem [...]
Community partnership recognized for its involvement in Grow and Learn program initiatives
General Federation of Women’s Clubs Camas-Washougal (GFWC C-W) is helping young readers through their Reach for the Stars with Books program. This local effort, which [...]
Free ESD 112 early learning playgroup goes virtual
Countless operations and programs have had to switch gears and go digital over the past couple of months due to COVID-19, and education programs have [...]
Child Care Aware coaches pitch in to deliver much-needed child care supplies
When schools and nonessential businesses began to shut down across Washington State in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19 in mid-March, Tina McFadden [...]
Tips and resources to help cope with staying safe and healthy at home
Following Governor Jay Inslee’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order on Monday, March 23, you and your family may find yourselves wondering how you’re going to [...]
COVID-19 Updates: WA school closure impacts on ESD 112 services
In an effort to help our state and nation combat the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), Governor Inslee has closed both public and private schools [...]
State Representative Senn visits ECE child care centers in Vancouver
Washington State Representative Tana Senn recently spent two days visiting with our region’s littlest learners and Early Care and Education (ECE) providers. In addition to [...]
New social emotional curriculum improves student connection and classroom behavior
We’re all familiar with the typical subjects taught in elementary school classrooms…there’s reading, writing, math, and science. And, of course, the breaks kids get for [...]