Early Childhood Education
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.
Summer Nursery School
The Children's Center instructor and second–year students from the Early Childhood Education Program plan and present the children's program in a laboratory school setting.
- For: Children ages 3 (by June 1 and toilet trained), 4, and 5 (prior to kindergarten)
- Location: Ft. Steilacoom Campus
- Dates: TBA
- Time: 9:00-11:30 am
- Cost: $150.00
- Registration Begins: May 13
- Call: 253-964-6691
Important information available on the Pierce College District Web site:
- Important policies (including non-discrimination statement)
- Current class schedule
Classes and programs for parents and children are open to all parents and children, regardless of race, creed, color, age, sex, national origin, religious preference or handicapped status, who may benefit from our type of program. The school is nonprofit, nonsectarian, and nonpolitical.
