New Encompass program offers free health and wellness consultations for child care providers
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Funded by a grant from King County's Best Starts for Kids initiative, Encompass is now offering free health consultations for both in-home and center-based child care providers.
The Encompass Child Care Health Consultation Team can help provide support in the areas of child development, school readiness, healthcare needs, infant care, facility safety, and connections to other resources.
To learn more, read this blog post by Encompass Child Care Consultation Nurse Caitlin Young, BSN, RN, who will be managing the program.
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Early learning Toddler Groups are now FREE, thanks to grant funding
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Encompass caregiver-and-child Toddler Groups are now completely free to all participants, thanks to grant funding from King County's
Best Starts for Kids.
Encompass received a 3½ year grant to provide
Kaleidoscope Play and Learn Toddler Groups for free to families at locations throughout the Snoqualmie Valley and Issaquah.
Best Starts for Kids is a King County Initiative that is considered the most comprehensive approach to child development in the nation. Best Starts for Kids, or BSK, invests an average of $65 million per year to support King County families and children so that babies are born healthy, children thrive, and young people grow into happy, healthy adults.
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Vision screenings for Encompass preschoolers
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All Encompass preschoolers receive yearly vision, hearing, and dental screenings as part of our Early Learning program. Here are some snapshots of Ms. Nikki's preschool class getting their eyes checked by the wonderful people at Sammamish Eyecare Associates.
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October is National Physical Therapy Month
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Did you know that October is National Physical Therapy month? And did you know that Encompass offers pediatric physical therapy services both in our Early Intervention program and at our clinic? Learn more about physical therapy at Encompass by reading the blog post below.
We are also starting a new
Motor Skills Group to help early movers gain skills in rolling, sitting, creeping. Check out the flyer for more information!
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Safe Kids 101 and Super Sitters back this fall
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Our popular Safe Kids 101 and Super Sitters classes for preteens and teens are back this fall:
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Safe Kids 101
Nov. 3, 10:00 am-1:00 pm
Kids 9-13 will learn about responsibilities of being alone, first aid, choking safety, fire safety, online safety, and information on abuse, abduction, and “Stranger Danger.”
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Super Sitters
Nov. 10, 10:00 am-3:00 pm
Teens 11-15 will learn about parent expectations, child development, personal safety, nutrition, home security, fire prevention, telephone tips, infant care, toys and activities, sitter responsibilities, and the Heimlich Maneuver.
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We've got a full calendar of Family Enrichment programs this fall, including parenting workshops, support groups, and drop-in sessions.
To download the October and November Family Enrichment calendars, click the links below. To see all upcoming events, visit our events calendar.
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Tickets Now On Sale for 2018 Autumn Gala: Under the Stars!
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Join us at our annual
Encompass Autumn Gala on
Saturday, November 3, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue! The Autumn Gala dinner and auction has grown into the premier fundraising event for the Snoqualmie Valley and greater Eastside, attracting 400 guests from across the Puget Sound region. All proceeds from this event will bring vital funds and support to Encompass programs and services.
Visit our website to learn more or to purchase your tickets now!
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Seeking volunteers for Autumn Gala on November 3!
Encompass Autumn Gala: November 3, 4:00-9:00 pm, Hyatt Regency Bellevue. Are you looking to volunteer your time in support of a local nonprofit organization? Join us as an event volunteer at the 2018 Encompass Autumn Gala! We have a variety of opportunities for our volunteers to choose from including registration, silent auction, raffle, live auction, and more! Volunteers must be at least 21 years of age. If you’re interested in volunteering, please email
marsha.quinn@encompassnw.org.
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You can see a full list of events seeking volunteers on our website! For more information, or to sign up as a volunteer,
email us.
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Encompass is looking for passionate people to join our dynamic team! We are currently hiring for the following positions:
- Early Literacy Specialist (Bilingual Spanish-English)
- Substitute Teachers
Click below to view the job postings and learn more about how to apply!
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Acknowledgements & Thanks
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Safeway-Albertsons Foundation awards $5,000 to Encompass Pediatric Therapy programs
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Encompass is pleased to share that we have received a grant from the Safeway-Albertsons Foundation in support of Pediatric Therapy Services at Encompass.
We are grateful for their continued support and value their partnership in helping to provide services for children in our service area!
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Accelerating Young Minds offers special promotion to benefit Encompass
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Accelerating Young Minds (AYM) is offering families a special promotion, benefiting Encompass! AYM is a local E-learning company based out of Snoqualmie, serving neuro-typical children and children with learning challenges.
Encompass families will receive a special rate on an AYM subscription, and 10% of the monthly proceeds will go directly toward Encompass programs for childre and families in our community.
Thank you AYM for offering this promotion!
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Group from Coeur Mining donates to Encompass
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On Oct. 10, we were surprised with a generous donation from a group of employees from Coeur Mining. As part of their corporate team building activity through Compass Outdoor Adventures, the group donated two bikes, two helmets, and a bike safety course for two of our kiddos. This is the second group of Coeur employees to donate to Encompass; we first received donations of time and goods from a different group on April 18 of this year.
Thank you to Coeur for continuing to help Encompass through your team building activities!
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