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Our children are our future, and to ensure their success and well-being, Pierce College recognizes the need for quality educational programs which have both short- and long-term positive effects on young children, their families and our communities.

We have established a comprehensive Early Childhood Education program which not only prepares students to work with young children but also offers children and their parents numerous opportunities for growth and development.

Scholarship available

Washington Scholarships for Child Care Professionals (formerly the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Washington) is a program that helps early childhood professionals pay for a college education through community and technical colleges in early childhood education. They also help pay for Child Development Associates (C.D.A.) credential application fees. For information about the program or to obtain a scholarship application, please call the toll-free number, 1-866-308-3224, or e-mail: scholarships@childcarenet.org.

For more information go to their web page at http://www.childcarenet.org/providers/scholarships.

Pierce College affiliated preschools will not discriminate against applicants or students on the basis of race, religion, sex or national origin. This policy includes, but is not limited to, racial, religious or sexual admissions, scholarship programs, athletic programs or extracurricular activities that are a part of the school's regular programs and similar activities. The school will not maintain separate classes, separate buildings or other separate facilities along racial, religious or sexual lines.

Judy DeJardin
Director of Education Programs and Early Childhood Ed
253-964-6512

Krissy Kim
F/T ECE Faculty
253-964-6542

Barbara Kohler
Program Coordinator
253-964-6691

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