Mission Statement
We pledge to provide distinctive quality and unparalleled child care service as we strive to gain the respect and trust of our families and their children.

Description:
We are a 24-hr/6 day a week program with approx. 18-25 kids enrolled at any time (12 present at a time).

We have a preschool teacher/assistant director, an infant/toddler program and teacher, 3 childcare assistants and 1 director and 1 co-director. The director and asst. director possess a CDA certificate and the director is in process of accreditation and getting a bachelor's in early learning. Each of our teachers plan their own curriculum.

We have two volunteers that come in two days a week from United Way Reading Corps and they read one-on-one to the children. We also have a large playground with a huge jungle gym, several climbing toys and more.

We are big on customer service and our employees have direct deposit, 401k's, FSAs, employee assistance programs and prescription discounts. They get paid vacation, holidays and sick leave.

As director, I believe that if we give our employees exceptional care and respect and give our families the same, we won't have high turn-over and that has proved to be true over the last 6 years.

We publish a newsletter each month with reminders, nutrition notes, recipe of the month, parents corner and curriculum information for the parents.

There's much more, but this is the gist of it.

History:
We actually became licensed by the state of WA in 2001. We've been growing ever since. Our children stay with us a very long time. We have an 11 yr old that's been here since she was two, several preschoolers that have been with us since they were 2-04 months old.

Our agency started in a very small space. We then expanded to the house we are in now. Since then, we've had to move the program to the other side of the house because it's bigger. Now the infant/toddler program is upstairs and the preschool program is downstairs.

We publish and post a weekly menu, curriculum plans, etc.

Contact people:

Shereen Smiley, Program Director, (phone), (email) Ruth Smiley, Assistant Director, (phone), (email) Heywood Smiley, Assistant Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (206) 762-2560

Address:

9845 24th Ave SW Seattle, WA 98106 This location is handicap accessible (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.everykidcounts.com

Directions:

From White Center, travel west on SW Roxbury St; turn left on 24th Ave SW; go to stop sign and continue forward about a half a block and house is on the right - a half wood and half brick. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: 125, 3 minutes or less minute walk

Miscellaneous Information

Liability
	Yes
Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	Yes
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	Yes