Childcare

HappyFeet Academy offers drop in care options at a reasonable cost.

The Right At School program is offered throughout the Ellensburg School District for before and after school care.

WA Outdoor School serves all of Kittitas County to provide a variety of enrichment programs and learning opportunities.

KEEN's mission is to cultivate an active awareness and understanding of the endangered shrub-steppe, provide nature-based education for all ages, and strengthen commitment to environmental stewardship.

Our summer camps offer age-specific programming for youth from kindergarten through high school for an awesome co-ed residential Christian camping experience.

Year round rental facility for Not-for-Profit Groups and their friends and family.

PEI empowers educators to advance equitable civic and scientific literacy by promoting outdoor, integrated, career connected, locally relevant, real-world science. 

Child Care Check is Washington State's licensed child care status and record data base. Search providers and find out background check statuses, licensing history, monitoring reports and more! 

Kittitas County P2P programs offer emotional support, resources and system navigation for families of children and adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities, mental/behavioral health and chronic health conditions. 

Babie's at Work helps with how to create a sustainable program, and how to set up your work environment. 

This website shows the information regarding the policy to allow eligible employees who are new mothers, fathers, or legal guardians to bring their baby to work with them from the age of 6 weeks to 6 months. 

This discusses the Fair Start for Kids Act that provides 85% reimbursement for childcare costs. 

News article about Federal and State Programs needed 

News article "The Child Care Crisis Is Keeping Women Out of the Workforce "

Guide for Employer-Supported Childcare

 Learn how Washington’s child care crisis is hurting employers and our economy.