EVERGREEN CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION, dba Kids Co.
Kids Co., Where Kids Grow!
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Before School Care, After School Care, Preschool, After School Clubs and Summer Day Camp
We operate child care centers in the Seattle area, serving 1,400 - 1,700 kids each year (3 to 12 years old). Each center is located on-site at elementary schools.
Kids Co. has never turned a child away based on family income or ability to pay tuition fees.
We provide age-appropriate enrichment activities that coordinate with educational goals and standards determined by each school. Social-emotional development is a primary focus in our programs.
Our staff collaborates with classroom teachers to determine how we can build on the school-day curriculum, and reinforce learning after school. Homework time, literacy-rich environments, science and math activities and creative outlets like drama and music are all part of each Kids Co. program.
Child Care Scholarships
Kids Co. provides uninterrupted care in the form of tuition assistance for families experiencing financial hardship. Kids Co. also accepts child care subsidies provided by the City of Seattle, King County and Washington State.
Fieldtrip Support
At Kid Co., we engage our kids in exciting activities every day! The kids experience field trips (Columbia Tower or Pacific Science Center), guest teachers (from the Pratt Fine Arts Center or the Woodland Park Zoo), learn how to cook, read new and classic children’s books, experiment with microscopes, create handmade rugs like Eddie, and much more.
Play and imagination are far more than just a way to fill a kid’s free time. Play is one of the main ways they learn from the world and the people around them. Kids Co. kids creates curriculums which emphasize exploration and discovery-based learning. This requires providing lots of multi-sensory, hands-on activities and plenty of time scheduled for play. Our dedicated teachers design lesson plans which help stimulate the kids’ learning and form connections in their growing brains.
Staff Development
We aspire to build environments where ALL kids can create lasting friendships, safely explore the world of play and imagination, and nurture their many gifts and talents. Parents want the best for their children - so do we! Our commitment to best practices in childcare is uncompromising which is why we seek funding to support the intensive training and coaching program that was designed for Kids Co. by the UW Haring Center to train staff to work with kids who have extreme behavior challenges.
No Kid Hungry Initiative
Our core clientele are working families, many of whom are financially stressed and struggle to put meals on the table and keep their children fed. Kids Co. at Graham Hill’s program manager shared recently that she has students who come to the center with nothing more than soda crackers for lunch. Without a second glance, she supplements these types of meal deficiencies with items that round out a complete meal. We want her, and each of our staff, to have the ability to provide this service for all the kids in our care who don’t have enough to eat. Hunger should never threaten our children’s present or future! In addition, hunger not only creates physical problems, it also has negative effects on academic performance, social skills and relationship building. With the existing problems that food insecurity creates, it can also be challenging for a student to reap the benefits available through before- or after-school care.
Disaster Preparedness Project
HELP US BUILD OUR DISASTER KITS!
The mission of this fundraiser is to raise enough money to enhance our disaster preparedness kits in all 15 of our child care centers (1,400 children). We currently have enough for a
3-day supply but Washington State recommends enough for 7-days!
Where we work
Accreditations
Council on Accreditation (COA) [for Children and Family Services] - Accreditation 2010
Awards
Best in America Seal of Excellence 2013
Independent Charities of American & Local Independent Charities of America
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EVERGREEN CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION, dba Kids Co.
Board of directorsas of 10/06/2021
Katrina Johnson
Assured Partners
Term: 2021 - 2022
Joe Jornadal
Sunwest Bank
Shawn Larsen-Bright
Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
Erin Overbey
City of Seattle
Susan Brown
Kids Co.
John Hoverson
Washington Liftruck
Lauren Offenbecher
Carrix, Inc.
Henry Chou
Amazon
Ray Luiggi
Oracle
Tinamarie Feil
BMC Group
Jonathan Siegel
LabConnect, LLC
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