These resources help early learning programs work together, share resources, and serve more children and families.
- Supply and Need Dashboard: Helps partners find areas where shared classrooms – such as ECEAP, Head Start, Transition to Kindergarten (TK), or Developmental Pre-K combination classrooms – may work well.
- Saturation Study: Helps partners find where ECEAP, Head Start, TK, or Developmental Pre-K combination classrooms may be needed.
- Early Learning Enrollment Data Template: Helps programs track enrollment, coordinated referrals, and improve collaboration with partners.
- Transition to Kindergarten (TK) Administrators’ Best Practices Workbook: Explains the purpose of TK and gives steps for building trust with families and helping them to choose the best programs for their child.
- Transitions Reports/Briefs: Gives strategies and best practices for coordinated recruitment, enrollment, and transitions.
- Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center: Making Sound Preschool LRE Decisions
- Preschool LRE Reference Points and Discussion Prompts
Planning Integrated Classrooms:
These tools support programs and community partners when planning new integrated classrooms.
- Crosswalk of Resources for Quality Availability Across Programs
- Continuum of PreK Options Graphic
- Integrated and Inclusive PreK Program Theory of Change
- OSPI Transition to Kindergarten Administrators Best Practices Handbook
- NAEYC Developmentally Appropriate Practice Resource Guide
Creating Inclusive Programming:
These resources help early learning programs create welcoming and inclusive learning spaces for children.
- SSIP documents RE: inclusion services and transition information
- Washington State Pyramid Model
- Washington’s Progress Providing Least Restrictive Environments
- Local District Preschool Inclusion Self-Assessment
- Indicators of High-Quality Inclusion
- ECTA Center: Videos on Inclusion
- Early Childhood Special Education Resources
- Joint Statement
Helping Families with Enrollment:
These tools support staff who help families explore preschool options and complete enrollment.
- Washington Preschool Programs Overview
- Preschool Program Choice Questionnaire
- Preschool Program Eligibility Graphic
- Preschool Program Navigator Role Description
- Income Eligibility Thresholds Graphic
- Coordinated Intake Template
- Talking Points for Conversations with Families
- Talking Points for Conversations with Providers
Referrals for Children:
- Child Care Aware Family Center: Call 1-800-446-1114 to find programs and learn about state subsidy and homeless subsidy eligibility.
- OSPI Child Find: Helps families connect with child development services.
- Strong Start: Connects families to developmental screening for children.
- ECEAP and Head Start: Helps families learn about and connect with ECEAP and Head Start programs in Washington state.
- Early Support for Infants & Toddlers (ESIT): Helps families support their child’s early learning and development.
Finding Child Care Services:
- Child Care Check: Allows families to look up child care providers, including licensing history, monitoring reports, and background check information.
- Washington Connection: Helps families check eligibility and apply for Working Connections Child Care subsidies.
- Working Connections Child Care (WCCC): Provides information about eligibility and how to apply for child care subsidies.
Additional Resources:
- 211 Washington: Connects families to local services and community resources across Washington state.
- Help Me Grow Washington: Call 1-800-322-2588 to connect families with support for basic needs and child development resources.
