Early Learning Center

EvCC partners with Snohomish County to keep the Early Learning Center open

Release Date: March 15, 2022

Contacts: Katherine Schiffner, Director of Public Relations, 425-388-9554; kschiffner@everettcc.edu
Lacey Harper, Snohomish County Executive Director, 425-388-3699, Lacey.Harper@co.snohomish.wa.us

EVERETT, Wash. – Everett Community College’s Early Learning Center will remain open and operated by the college, thanks to ongoing financial support from Snohomish County. 

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Everett Community College’s Early Learning Center will remain open and operated by the college, thanks to ongoing financial support from Snohomish County. EvCC had announced plans in November 2021 to find an outside partner to operate the Early Learning Center, which provides care and educational opportunities for infants and children up to age 5. Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers stepped forward to offer funding for the long-term sustainability of the ELC. “We are grateful for Snohomish County’s investment in our youngest learners and for the county’s ongoing support for our outstanding Early Learning Center staff,” said EvCC Interim President Darrell L. Cain. 
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Early Learning Center earns national accreditation

Press Release

Release Date: Aug. 27, 2018

Children from Everett Community College Early Learning Center.

EVERETT, Wash. – Everett Community College’s Early Learning Center has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

More than 7,000 programs are currently accredited by NAEYC. Less than 10 percent of all child care centers, preschools, and kindergartens nationally achieve this recognition. 

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Everett Community College’s Early Learning Center has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children. More than 7,000 programs are currently accredited by NAEYC. Less than 10 percent of all child care centers, preschools, and kindergartens nationally achieve this recognition. The association created its accreditation program in 1985 to set professional standards for early childhood education and to help families identify high-quality child-care and education programs. EvCC’s Early Learning Center provides licensed childcare for 115 children 1-5 years old at the college’s north Everett campus. 
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