Child Care

RTC offers on-campus, high quality child care services for students, staff, faculty and the local community. The child care center is located on the north east corner of campus in Building M. We meet or exceed all licensing requirements for the state of Washington. We are accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, which is an honor that only about 8% of child care centers nationwide can boast.

Our program is proud to be partnering with the Puget Sound Educational Service District to offer full day, blended model Head Start in our program. Eligibility for Head Start is determined by the child’s age, the family’s income and need. Head Start does not pay for child care tuition, so parents need to apply to DSHS or some other source for a subsidy. Children enrolled in our Head Start enjoy the same high quality preschool and nutrition as all of the children enrolled in our program, plus additional services that include health screenings, home visits, parent education and support to access services to help the family meet its goals.

Our hours of operation are 7:30-3:00 for students unless additional hours are prearranged to accommodate work-study or employment. Our hours for community clients and students who work are 6:30-5:00. We accept only full time enrollments (five days per week).

The tuition is $48.00 per day for our toddler classes and $42.00 per day for our preschool classes, plus a $50 registration fee (which is charged per family, per year). Nutritious breakfast, lunch and snacks are provided at no additional cost. Also available to ½ time, morning RTC students only is 5 mornings per week, up to four hours per day, for $29 per half day for toddlers and $25 per half day for preschoolers.

Did you know, DSHS may be able to help qualified parents with childcare costs? Go to Department of Early Learning to see if you qualify. Once there click on their link titled "finding out if you're eligible for child care subsidies".

We accept children ages 12 months through 5 years old. Our adult-to-child ratios are 1-to-7 for toddlers and 1-to-10 for preschoolers.

Our paid staff members have education, training and experience in Early Childhood Education, and they are caring, dedicated, professionals. Several of our staff members have been with the program for over 10 years. Additionally, we train student teachers from the college Early Childhood Careers program, which gives student teachers the opportunity to work with our professional staff, and which lowers our adult-to-child ratios. All paid staff and student teachers have criminal history clearance.

Our program is developmentally appropriate, individualized, and carefully planned to support the children’s healthy growth and development, and school readiness. We follow the guidelines from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) in developing curricula and designing classroom environments. Our classrooms and playgrounds are well equipped with a wide variety of educational toys and materials.

For more information, please call (425) 235-2459 or email lcrisalli@RTC.edu.