2019 OICF GIVE ORCAS GRANT
December 2 – 20, 2019
The Early Childhood Education Initiative (ECEI) has been a collaboration of the three licensed preschools on Orcas Island, private funders, and expert advisors for the past five years. ECEI has recently developed a Sustainability Task Force with a mission to identify and help secure long-term investments to sustain universal access to high-quality preschool.
The objective of the ECEI is that every child has access to at least 12 hours per week of preschool education and promote measurable increased in the quality of each program in the areas of teaching quality and in student learning and development.
The initiative has served over 100 preschool students and families with financial need, as well as supported over 20 early childhood educators to improve teaching practice in all three schools. Donations to the 2019 OICF Give Orcas Catalog listing will support continued high-quality instruction to the 60+ preschool students at Children’s House, Kaleidoscope, and Orcas Montessori School.
Give the Gift of Quality Education to our Youngest Islanders:
ECEI works to ensure our youngest islanders have access to quality preschool education, regardless of family income. Data shows that 96% of Orcas students who attend a minimum of 12 hours a week at one of our three licensed preschools graduate Kindergarten ready. Families and educators give what they can, now let's give what we can: full day ($80), week ($400), month ($1,600), year ($16,000).