Early Learning
Tapping the huge potential in our youngest children
Our youngest children are small, but there are big things going on in their minds. They’re intensely curious, seeking to understand the world around them, building language skills and forming social skills. Those critical years from birth to kindergarten create the foundation for a life of learning to come. Our early learning programs are all about reaching our most vulnerable children to make sure they get the support they need to be ready for school and stay healthy. If a child has a learning delay or is experiencing a disability, our teams of caring professionals are helping families successfully navigate these challenges.
Early Learning Programs
Child Care Resource & Referral of Clackamas County
Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) of Clackamas County supports high-quality child care throughout our region. We offer professional development, training and technical support to child care providers. Our team provides additional support to help child care services earn licenses, navigate myORO (Oregon Registry Online) and achieve [...]
Clackamas Early Learning Center
The Clackamas Early Learning Center provides instruction and evaluation services to children ages birth to 5. The center focuses on providing accessible, inclusive and culturally responsive support to children and families from underserved populations, including those experiencing poverty, those experiencing disabilities and families who speak languages other [...]
Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE)
Clackamas ESD delivers Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE) support to young children who exhibit delays or disabilities that affect learning. We coordinate services, and provide specialized consultation and instruction at no cost to families. We work hard to fully include children with disabilities in [...]
Free Hearing & Developmental Screenings
Regular screening of a child’s development is an effective way to identify early if children are falling behind their peers or are in need of extra support to meet their developmental milestones. If needs are identified, early intervention or early childhood special education services can provide a [...]
Free Preschool with Head Start to Success & Preschool Promise
Our Head Start to Success and Preschool Promise programs provide free comprehensive preschool to three- and four-year-old children who are experiencing poverty. We work in partnership with the Canby, North Clackamas and Oregon Trail school districts and have classrooms at the Clackamas Early Learning Center to provide [...]
PEER Preschool Low-Cost Inclusive Classroom
Your Content Goes Here Be a PEER in our inclusive early learning classroom Enroll your child in an inclusive early learning preschool classroom, a unique opportunity for normally developing children to learn alongside children experiencing disabilities with a tuition of just $50 per month! [...]
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Early Learning News
Staff Spotlight: Amy Paterson Sandie and Kassy Ell, PEER preschool classroom teachers
At Clackamas ESD, inclusion isn’t just a philosophy. It’s something you can see in action every day across our preschool [...]
Supporting student growth and connection regionwide over the summer
Summer is a critical time for continued learning and support for many students across our region. Through a variety [...]
New AAC playgroups brought families together across Clackamas County this summer
In addition to their extended school year program, our early intervention/early childhood special education team introduced new parent-child playgroups in [...]
