N O RT H W E S T E A R LY L E A R N I N G H U B Who We Are NW ELC Mission:
Work collaboratively to support coordinated systems that are childcentered, family-friendly, culturally and linguistically appropriate, and community-based to meet the needs of the populations and communities of Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook Counties. Visit www.nwelhub.org.
The Northwest Early Learning Hub works collaboratively with community partners to coordinate resources and strategies focused on children and families in Clatsop, Columbia, and Tillamook counties. Northwest Early Learning Hub serves over 7200 children, ages 0-6 across 13 school districts. The Northwest Early Learning Governance Council represents our hub’s early childhood partners, and provides vision and guidance to early learning hub staff. As the backbone organization, the Northwest Regional Education Service District supports the work of the early learning hub with staff support.
Governance Council Members: ESD
What We Do
Superintendent: Rob Saxton (Chair)
Business:
Vacant
Community
Based Organization: Jorge
Gutierrez CCO/Health Parenting
Care: Mimi Haley
Hub: Jill Quackenbush
Early
Learning Provider: Joyce Ervin
K-12
Superintendent: Michael Carter
Parents:
Carol Abrogoua
ESD
Board Rep: Earl Fisher
OCF
P-3 Grant Coordinator: Dan Gaffney
DHS:
We find new, innovate ways to develop partnerships across communities to support families and create more opportunities for children to be kindergarten ready. Some of the activities over the last year include:
Alicia Myers, Brenda Tucker
Mental
Health: Roland Migchielsen, Sumuer Watkins
Public
Health: Marlene Putman, Michael McNickle
NWRESD Support Staff: ESD County Coordinators: Kim Lyon, Tillamook Cindy Jaeger, Columbia Elizabeth Friedman, Clatsop
ESD Equity Director: Marisol Jiménez NW Early Learning Hub Staff: Hub
Director: Dorothy Spence
Preschool Promise – In partnership with five preschool programs in three communities (Astoria, St. Helens, & Tillamook), 78 additional three and four year olds attended a high-quality preschool program for free starting September 2016. See reverse for additional information. Kindercamps – Partnering with nine school districts, 250 incoming kindergarteners received a one to two week camp in August 2016 to get a head start on learning school routines, continuing to develop writing, reading, & math skills, and getting to know the school and its staff. The camps also offered an opportunity for 125 parents and caretakers to connect with the school through parent sessions, kinder ready workshops, and camp graduation celebrations. Early Childhood Health & Education Screening Fairs- Since November 2015, the early learning hub has participated and supported community collaborations in all three counties to provide screening fairs where over 300 children under 5 years of age have been screened for developmental delays and received referrals to community supports.
503-614-1682 |
[email protected] Early
Learning Program Specialist/ Preschool Promise Manager: Eva Manderson
503-815-4453 |
[email protected] Community
Navigator: Elena Barreto
503-614-1443 |
[email protected]
How You Can Get Involved Join our local early learning advisory councils! Each county has an early learning advisory council that meets every other month or monthly to provide feedback and guidance on hub implemented activities to the NWEL Governance Council. Please contact Elena Barreto at 503-6141443 or
[email protected] to get connected with your counties’ advisory council.
P R E S C H O O L P RO M I S E Oregon’s publicly funded high-quality preschool program for families whose incomes are at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. Highquality preschool is one of the most effective strategies for closing the opportunity gap, preparing children for kindergarten, and ultimately raising school achievement.
Currently
serving
1,300
children
annually through a network of Early Learning Hubs statewide.
LOCATIONS: Astoria School District Kinder Ready Kids
In partnership with Astoria Head Start
785 Alameda Ave.
“Children who attend high-quality preschool enter kindergarten with better pre-reading skills, richer vocabularies, and stronger basic math skills than those who do not.” -W. Steven Barnett, PhD. (Director of National Institute for Early Education Research)
Astoria, OR 97103
The Connections Academy Preschool Learning Center
1050 Old Portland Rd.
Preschool Promise in the Northwest Early Learning Hub
St. Helens, OR 97051
Lion’s Pride Early Learning Center at St. Helens High School
2375 Gable Rd. St. Helens, OR 97051
In partnership with NWRESD
1700 9th St. Tillamook, OR 97141
Tillamook Early Learning Center
In partnership with NWRESD
Wilson River: 2515 3rd St. Tillamook, OR 97141
Increase access to high quality early childhood programs
Increase number of children participating in high quality programs
Parent Choice – Variety of offerings to meet family needs
Enrollment that represents typical Kindergarten classroom makeup
Most importantly, more children prepared and ready for kindergarten
Collaboration Highlights
Tillamook Early Childhood Education Center: 1100 Miller Ave. Tillamook, OR 97141
Blended funding to expand reach of Preschool Promise: 78 Preschool Promise, 28 funded through other sources including Employment Related Day Care, Early Childhood Special Education and private pay.
Preschool Promise Partnership Goals
Tillamook School District Jump Start Kindergarten Program
Serving 106 children in 6 high quality mixed delivery early learning environments.
Implemented a true mixed delivery system with many partners including School Districts, Northwest Regional ESD, Certified Child Care Centers, Head Starts, Private Preschools and Certified Family Child Care Homes. Partnership collaborations have included shared outreach and enrollment with a focus on establishing shared goals and supports for children and families across programs.
