Early Learning Efforts in White Center and East Yakima Show Progress in Preparing Children for Kindergarten

Some highlights from the past year’s work include:

In White Center, the White Center Early Learning Initiative:

* Broke ground on and completed fundraising for the nation’s 20th Educare early learning hub, which will open this winter. Educare is a national model for high-quality child care.
* Started the Outreach Doula program, a home-visiting program that will support Somali and Latino families with health, development and early learning information before their child’s birth and for up to two years after that, if needed.