Supporting healthy development throughout our community 

The Encompass Child Care Health Consultation team provides free guidance and support to licensed childcare programs, preschools, before/after school care programs, summer camps, nannies, grandparents and all other caregivers. Our  goal is to empower childcare providers to nurture the healthy development and school readiness of all children in their care. With a strength based, trauma informed and healing centered lens, we work to support the wellbeing of childcare providers, children, and families. 

The Encompass Child Care Health Consultation team can provide support with: 

• Strategies to support children’s development, social/emotional and behavioral health 

• can include on-site observation of classroom environments and individual children  
• assistance with creating visual supports 

• Developmental screenings and referral 

• Ages and Stages developmental screening questionnaires completed by parents and teachers 
• Vision and hearing screening 
• Support for teachers and families in navigating the evaluation referral process 

• Resources and information on children’s health, wellness, and safety 

• Lending library of books and materials for use in the classroom 

• Health policy review 
• Care plans for children with special needs 

• Education and training – free STARS hours! 

• CPR/First Aid certification 
• Circle of Security in the Classroom : link to https://www.circleofsecurityinternational.com/cosc-approach-an-overview/ 

• Promoting First Relationships : link to https://pfrprogram.org/who-we-are/ 
• Pyramid Model and Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports: link to https://challengingbehavior.org/pyramid-model/overview/basics/ 

You can access the following classes at https://encompassnw.talentlms.com/index 

• Sensory Supports for the Classroom 
• Behavior Challenges in Young Children and the Trauma Informed Preschool 

• Executive Functioning and Brain Development 
• Feeding Infants and Food Introduction 

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For more information about our Child Care Health Consultation program, please contact Encompass at 425.888.3347 or info@encompassnw.org, or fill out the form below:

Funding for Encompass Child Care Health Consultations generously provided by: