Children’s Home Society of Washington is announcing the closure of the Genesee Early Learning Center in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood after nearly a decade of supporting children and families in the area. The center will be closed as of September 1, 2022.
CHSW provided high-quality full-day, year-round preschool and Head Start for children ages 2.5 to 5 years old at our Genesee location since 2013. The federal Head Start program promotes school readiness and child development and serves children and their families who are low income, as well as children and families who qualify for the Seattle Preschool Program.
Over the years, enrollment has been an increasing challenge as Columbia City has changed dramatically, displacing current residents. In addition, several early learning center providers have opened in the neighborhood. Because of these challenges, the decision was made to close.
“We know that the first years of a child’s life are fundamental for their positive development,” said Chief Early Learning Officer Meagan Anderson-Pira. “We are grateful to have been able to serve so many children and families with early learning programs for the past nine years in Columbia City and look forward to transitioning as many families as possible to other providers.”
CHSW will be transitioning the Genesee Early Learning Center resources to our Early Head Start home visiting program that serves pregnant women and children from birth to age three in King County. We will also be opening another classroom to serve more children at the Early Learning Center at Highline Community College. To learn more about all our early learning programs and locations and to find the program right for your family, visit our website: https://www.childrenshomesociety.org/earlylearning.
