Enrollment for Summer 2026 preschool program is now live!

Enrollment for Summer 2026 preschool program is now live!

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Early Head Start

Early Head Start Program | Birth - 3 years | Lilac City Early Learning Center in Spokane, WA

Lilac City Early Learning Center partners with Akin and Spokane Colleges to offer Early Head Start (EHS) for families with children from birth to age 3. Early Head Start provides comprehensive early care, family support, and health and developmental services for eligible families—delivered within our same relationship-based classrooms grounded in Conscious Discipline.

Program Overview

Comprehensive Care for the Whole Family

Early Head Start goes beyond classroom care—supporting families with health, nutrition, developmental screenings, and connections to community resources so children and caregivers can thrive together.

Program Overview

Comprehensive Care for the Whole Family

Early Head Start goes beyond classroom care—supporting families with health, nutrition, developmental screenings, and connections to community resources so children and caregivers can thrive together.

Cultivating Curiosity

A Consistent Classroom Experience

Children enrolled through EHS learn alongside their peers in the same relationship-based classrooms, receiving the same responsive caregiving, developmentally appropriate experiences, and social-emotional support as every child at Lilac City ELC.

Cultivating Curiosity

A Consistent Classroom Experience

Children enrolled through EHS learn alongside their peers in the same relationship-based classrooms, receiving the same responsive caregiving, developmentally appropriate experiences, and social-emotional support as every child at Lilac City ELC.

Support for Eligible Families

Eligibility is based on a combination of factors, including income, family circumstances, and specific child or family needs. Our team can help guide you through the process and connect you with the appropriate enrollment partners.

Support for Eligible Families

Eligibility is based on a combination of factors, including income, family circumstances, and specific child or family needs. Our team can help guide you through the process and connect you with the appropriate enrollment partners.

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See What Makes Our Programs Stand Out

Learn about our curriculum, teachers, and hands-on learning approach—reserve a tour today.

See What Makes Our Programs Stand Out

Learn about our curriculum, teachers, and hands-on learning approach—reserve a tour today.

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Lilac City Early Learning Center

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This website is supported by Grant Number 10HP000191 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of Lilac City Early Learning Center and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.

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Copyright © 2024

Lilac City Early Learning Center

All rights reserved.

This website is supported by Grant Number 10HP000191 from the Office of Head Start within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of Lilac City Early Learning Center and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start.

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