Change in Before and After School Care Provider for 2025-26 School Year

Child Care

Child Development

Child Development Screening

For children ages 3-5 years,

Preschool

Kindergarten

Early Learning Partnerships

Department Contacts

Early Learning & Child Care

Change in Before and After School Care Provider for 2025-26 School Year

We are excited to announce that starting next school year, we will be partnering with Right At School for before- and after-school care in our elementary schools.

This change will allow us to provide child care services at our elementary schools during the school year while offering flexibility for our families. Right At School will be at all elementary schools except Burton (which has an onsite Boys & Girls Club program). Students will be able to take part in child care at their own schools, instead of having to be bused to another campus.

With Right At Schools, families will be able to create their own monthly schedules that work around their busy lives, with such options and advantages as:

Choice of one to five days per week
Punch cards to pre-purchase days that can be used as needed
Drop-in care
Availability during breaks and non-school days
Competitive pricing
Discounts for siblings
Subsidies and discounts for families that qualify by income
Summer availability for all students at four campuses: Orchards, Ellsworth, Harmony and Endeavour (summer registration for this year starts April 17)

Right At School will host a virtual Family Information Night to provide an overview of their programs and answer questions:

When : Tuesday, April 22, from 6 to 7 p.m.
To Join: https://bit.ly/EPS-RightAtSchool
Meeting ID: 917 2710 4889
Passcode: 728281

You can also learn more about Right At School on its website, https://www.rightatschool.com/districts/evergreen-wa

Right At School is a nationally recognized school enrichment provider that already partners with multiple Washington districts, including Vancouver, Battle Ground, Ridgefield and Washougal. Right At School offers a comprehensive curriculum, healthy snacks, fitness activities, student-driven projects, team building, leadership development, the opportunity to complete homework, and more.

Child care services will be available after school at all elementary schools. Elementary schools with late starting times will also have child care available before school.

Welcome!

The most extraordinary period of growth and development in a child’s life occurs during the early childhood years and lays the important foundation for learning.

Evergreen Public Schools is committed to partnering with parents and early educators to ensure all future Evergreen students come to school healthy, curious and full of enriching experiences that will help them begin their formal education already well on their way to becoming engaged, life-long learners.

“The first five years have so much to do with how the next 80 turn out” – Bill Gates Sr.

Child Care

Children gather the building blocks for school readiness long before they enter school. From birth, children need to be read and talked to, cuddled and hugged. They need places to run, jump, pretend and use their creativity.

For many children, high-quality childcare helps make sure they get the academic, physical, social and emotional development they’ll need to learn and succeed in school.

Find licensed child care in your area through Child Care Aware of Washington or call ESD 112 @ 1-800-446-1114, Monday through Friday from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.

"How do I find and choose quality child care?"

Child Development

Did you know that 90% of brain development occurs during the first 5 years of age!

These resources can help support parents as your child grows and learns.

Vroom Tips™ help you do more with your shared moments. Add learning to mealtime, bathtime, bedtime, or anytime with 1,000+ fun, free activities. www.vroom.org

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books each month. Available to all children in Washington state, ages birth to age five. Sign-up here.

Child Development Screening

If you suspect your child has a developmental delay or a disability, you can schedule a free child development screening.

For children ages birth-3 years,

contact ESD 112, 360-750-7507

For children ages 3-5 years,

Preschool

Children who experience high-quality preschool education that includes a whole-child program and addresses physical, social and emotional development as well as foundational academics, are not only more likely to have a positive and healthier start to school, but also more likely to do well in school, to graduate from high school and even go to college.

Preschool Opportunities in Evergreen Public Schools:

Evergreen currently operates several preschool programs that each have specific eligibility, including our Early Childhood Special Education and Transition to Kindergarten "KinderBridge" programs. We also closely partner with our community preschool providers, including ECEAP and Head Start programs.

Completing this preschool interest survey will help us find what preschool options you may be eligible for. Please use the QR code on the card above or click here. Program descriptions can also be found on the links below.

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Kindergarten

The transition into school represents an important milestone in a child’s life. When children and families experience a positive transition to school, children are more likely to be involved and succeed in school.

Kindergarten Registration

Kindergarten Registration(Spanish)

Kindergarten Registration(Russian)

A Parent’s Guide to Successful Kindergarten Transition

Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS)

WaKIDS is a transition process that helps to ensure a successful start to the K-12 experience and connect the key adults in a child’s life. For additional information about this program, please download the WaKIDS brochure or visit the OSPI webpage.

Early Learning Partnerships

Evergreen Public Schools is committed to fostering a community of early learning professionals by building collaborative partnerships between the school district and community early learning providers to learn how together we can best prepare children and their families for success in school and in life.

If you are a community early professional serving our early learners in your childcare or preschool program, please contact Gaelynn Mills to discuss how we can collaborate. gaelynn.mills@evergreenps.org or 360-604-1001 x4747.

Community EL Partners 2023-24.pdf

Evergreen Public Schools would like to recognize these Community Early Learning Partners who participated Evergreen’s Early Learning Professional Development series and collaborated with Evergreen Public Schools in helping our youngest learners prepare for and transition into Kindergarten.