Promoting school readiness efforts through individualized services that benefit children.
Welcome to Early Care & Education
ESD 112 Early Care and Education promotes school readiness efforts through individualized services that benefit children. We assist families, child care providers and community partners in providing quality early learning programs and professional development opportunities throughout the ESD 112 region.
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Why do parents spend so much on child care, yet childhood educators earn so little?
(Child Care Aware of America, July 11, 2018)
Building a solid foundation
(Camas-Washougal Post-Record, April 11, 2019)
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"...the pandemic has exposed what the survey already indicated – foundational changes to childcare are needed.
Childcare business owners were struggling to keep their programs open before COVID-19, working hard and following the rules. But it’s an uphill battle. The very structure of their business bases revenues on market demand and pricing, but costs are driven by strong teaching standards and administrative requirements beyond the capacity of most programs.
Childcare must be reinvented as part of economic recovery. Our economy depends on a sustainable, high-quality childcare business model that is accessible and affordable for working families."
https://www.vbjusa.com/news/top-stories/childcare-must-be-reinvented-as-part-of-economic-recovery/
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Early Care & Education News
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 places books into the hands of preschool students, recently won [...]
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 perhaps come up with some of the innovative solutions yet. [...]
Tips for making distance learning work for your family
Schools have been closed for more than three weeks to slow the spread of COVID-19, and as you figure out how to work from home and parent at the same time, you’re also now helping [...]
SW WA school districts move the needle with remote learning
Despite a vast majority of school districts across Washington State and the nation discontinuing traditional in-person education to slow the spread of COVID-19, education professionals have been hard at work to come up with online, [...]