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Early Learners Department:
Pre-K, Kindergarten &
School-Age Child Care

Early Learners Department:
Pre-K, Kindergarten &
School-Age Child Care

  • Currently accepting Pre-K applications for 2021-22.  Visit our Pre-K Programs page for additional information and eligibility guidelines.
     
    Interested in online Kindergarten for 2021-22? Check out our PPS Online Learning Academy page for program details.

  • Our work includes:

    • Supporting the district with the development and alignment of our Pre-K to 3rd grade (P-3) programs;
    • Overseeing and supporting PPS Pre-K programs (including Head Start and Preschool Promise);
    • Supporting families, students, and educators into and through the transition to Kindergarten;
    • Supporting the ongoing development of high-quality Kindergarten programming; and
    • Overseeing and supporting school-aged child care programs run by licensed providers in PPS facilities.

     

    In all of our work, we are driven by our Early Learners Department Core Values (see below).
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Early Learners Contacts

Emily Glasgow
Director, Early Learners Dept.
503-916-3684
eglasgow@pps.net
Robert Cantwell
Director, Head Start
503-916-5724
rcantwell@pps.net
Amparo Garcia-Yurchenco
Education Supervisor, Head Start
503-916-6269
agarciayurchenco@pps.net
Tami Gowdy
Education Supervisor, Head Start
503-916-5724
tgowdy@pps.net
Nalota Herms
Education Supervisor, Head Start
503-916-6014
nherms@pps.net
Jason Roepel
Education Supervisor, Head Start
503-916-3346
jroepel@pps.net
Nancy Hauth
Student Success Program Manager, Pre-K, Kindergarten, School-Age Child Care
503-916-3230
nhauth@pps.net
Sierra Warren
Child Care Coordinator
503-916-3014
swarren@pps.net
Francine Buker
TOSA, Early Learners Dept.
503-916-3845
fbuker@pps.net
Alison Beanblossom
Pre-K Student Support Coordinator
503-916-3343
abeanblossom@pps.net
Teresa Taylor
Business Operations Analyst, Early Learners Dept.
503-916-3636
ttaylor5@pps.net
Zara Tenney
Administrative Assistant, Early Learners Dept.
503-916-3488
ztenney@pps.net
Alessandro Williams
Principal's Secretary, Preschool Promise
503-916-5686
awilliams3@pps.net
Pre-K Programs
prekprograms@pps.net
Head Start Team
ppsheadstart@pps.net
Kindergarten Team
kindergarten@pps.net
School-Age Child Care Team
childcareservices@pps.net