Early Childhood Education

Capitol Hill Day: Federal Funding to Support Our Communities

June 14, 2017

| By Kayla Newton

Categories: Advocacy, Community, Donations, Events, Fundraising, Get Involved, Impact, Other, Spokane Resources

| Tags: Capitol Hill Day, Children, Community Engagement, Domestic Violence, Early Childhood Education, federal budget, job readiness, Pre-School, Spokane, WA, Y Women

YWCA is on a mission to eliminate racism, empower women, stand up for social justice, help families, and strengthen communities. Federal funding and funding from community sponsors and donors help YWCA focus on programs that address specific areas of interest such as gender-based violence, child care, housing and community services, education, health care, civil rights, and …

ECEAP Advocacy Day 2017

February 13, 2017

| By Erica Schreiber

Categories: Advocacy, Get Involved, Impact

| Tags: Advocacy, Children, Early Childhood Education, ECEAP, youth advocate

YWCA Spokane is proud of our Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) staff and parents for going to Olympia last week to engage in the Washington State Association(WSA) of ECEAP Advocacy Day on Wednesday February 8th, 2017 to help kids receive the quality early education they deserve. Each year, supporters of early learning programs come together …

Retired Military Leader Visits YWCA’s Pre-K Program In Honor of Veterans Day

November 10, 2016

| By Erica Schreiber

Categories: Community, Education and Training, Get Involved, Success Stories

| Tags: Children, Community Engagement, Early Childhood Education, ECEAP, photos, Pre-School

Retired Military Leader Brian Newberry Visits YWCA’s Pre-K Program To Highlight the Importance of High-Quality Early Education And To Celebrate Veterans Day Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Brian Newberry, former Wing Commander at Fairchild Air Force Base, and the state directors of the nonprofit Mission: Readiness came to visit the Downtown YWCA’s preschool program to highlight the importance of high-quality …

Coming Back Together – 2016 ECEAP Team Meeting

September 6, 2016

| By Erica Schreiber

Categories: Education and Training, Other

| Tags: Children, Early Childhood Education, ECEAP, photos

This year the YWCA Spokane’s Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) staff gathered together for a team meeting as the summer came to a close to prepare for a new year of pre-school education for the 3 and 4 year old children that we serve from Spokane and the surrounding communities. The ECEAP team had a wonderful …

New ECEAP Classroom at YWCA Spokane Downtown Location

July 1, 2016

| By Erica Schreiber

Categories: Success Stories

| Tags: Early Childhood Education, ECEAP, Expansion, Pre-School

The YWCA Spokane’s ECEAP (Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program) is not only transforming lives! We’ve also transformed a new classroom space! The YWCA Spokane’s downtown ECEAP has extended to include a second ECEAP classroom! An interior room previously used mostly for storage has been transformed into our new beautiful Extended Day Model, year-round ECEAP classroom. …