Our mission is to provide an inclusive environment in which all families receive individualized programs of education, advocacy, therapy and family support that nurture the development of children with and without disabilities.
2919 1st Avenue West Seattle, WA 98119
206-286-2322
Welcome to Northwest Center’s Child Development Program!We serve children with and without developmental disabilities from 6 weeks to 12 years of age in our inclusive programs:
We believe that all children are entitled to high quality childcare in a nurturing environment. We believe play, independent thinking, problem solving and self-initiated experiences are keys to healthy development. We honor diversity of all kinds—including the abilities, races, ethnic backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, marital status or ages of kids and their families. We strive to be culturally sensitive to all families, respecting their values and sharing the diverse population we serve.
Our teen program is taking shape, and we’ve developed a survey to get input from our community. We want to develop the most comprehensive program possible, and this is your opportunity to help! Please take a few minutes to complete the survey and tell us what you want from our program—and be sure to pass it on to other parents, teachers or community members! All feedback is welcome and will make this program unique and successful. Thank you for your time; more updates coming soon.
—Andy Morrison, Teen Program Director
Location Search: We are currently searching for a facility that will suit all of our needs. The process is slow but promising and we still hope to find something by the end of July. We are also exploring partnerships with community and school organizations that will allow us to expand services and reach more kids. We are all really excited for the program to get up and running.
Contact us via e-mail if you have any questions about the teen program.
We expect interest in the new Northwest Center Kids early learning/childcare program in the King County Chinook Building to exceed the number of licensed slots available. In order to create an equitable system, we will draw names from interested families. We expect to open on September 1, 2010. Names will be drawn in June 2010. Priority will be given to families with income under 80% of median family income and to children with disabilities. View tuition rates for the 2010 program year.
To learn more or enter the drawing, view our enrollment form.
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The Child Development Program is a division of Northwest Center.
