Program areas at Encompass
Early support for infants and toddlers (esit) and pediatric therapy: provides therapeutic services in occupational, physical and speech therapy to children from birth to age 8. Esit services are provided in home by licensed therapists and family cases managed by a team of family resource coordinators. Services support both the children (birth to three years) and their families to ensure that babies born with significant physical or developmental challenges have all the tools they need to achieve their full potential. Pediatric therapy services are primarily clinic based, providing speech and motor therapy services for children aged 3-8 years.
Parentchild+ program: provides free in-home literacy, parenting education and school readiness services to low-income families with children. Program centers around bringing tangible items (toys, books, etc.) Into the home and working with parents to teach them how to enhance their child's development in the context of the item brought to the home. The item is then left with the family permanently.
Early learning: provides academic-year preschool for children ages 3 and 4. The preschool program includes eceap (early childhood education and assistance program), a Washington state funded preschool for children from very low-income families, which is completely integrated with the general population of full-tuition participants. The preschool program itself is the only naeyc (national association for the education of young children) accredited program in our service area. In addition, we offer weekly toddler classes for kids ages 1 and 2.
Family engagement: we offer workshops and classes related to early childhood development, reducing stress in the home and positive parenting techniques to parents throughout our community.behavioral health program: we offer a variety of behavioral health therapies and groups supporting young children with mental health issues including a parent-child interaction therapy program that provides individual coaching to parents struggling with issues of extreme behavior.summer programs: we offer a six week series of camps for 2-7 year olds, including a camp counselor program for young people up to age 13.