Child Care Action Council

Description

CCAC supports child care providers and families of young children. Services include Early Achievers (EA) work, Family Services, and Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) preschools. We administer the Child Care Aware of Washington EA program in six counties - Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Mason, and Thurston.

CCAC’s eight Family Services programs support parents, relatives, and other caregivers to ensure that all children obtain the skills needed to enter kindergarten and thrive in Thurston, Mason, and Grays Harbor counties. Programs include Raising a Reader, BLOCK Fest, Kaleidoscope Play and Learn groups, Parents as Teachers, Safe Kids Thurston County, Caring Kids, Margie’s Crisis Nursery, and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. We outreach to under-served populations including low-income, non-English speakers, and rural communities.

CCAC also operates two ECEAP preschool centers in Thurston and Mason counties. These centers serve over 160 children. ECEAP is a free early learning program that supports child development and learning for families furthest from opportunity.