Child Care

Overview

The Sophia Bremer Early Learning Academy empowers families and students of Olympic College by nurturing respectful relationships and providing guidance and support to young children, families, and future educators as we work together to achieve our collective goals, always keeping in mind what is best for children.

Please join our waitlist for childcare for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years (pre-K):

Join the Waitlist

Contact Us!

Sophia Bremer Early Learning Academy (SBELA)

Email

360-475-7190

Bldg. 2

SBELA Website

Hours

Mon - Fri: 7:30 am – 4 pm

About our Classrooms

About our Classrooms

Our center provides diapers, wipes, a healthy breakfast, lunch, and snack at no additional cost to families. We also offer a lactation room to allow nursing mothers a comfortable place to pump or nurse.

All classrooms use researched-based Creative Curriculum to implement lesson plans and shape the classroom environment to help your child grow. All classrooms use an observation and assessment system to document your child’s learning and help scaffold their learning to the next level.

Early Head Start & Early Learning

One Infant Room: Ages 6 weeks – 1
Three Toddler Rooms: Ages 1 – 3

Head Start & Early Learning

Three Preschool Rooms: Ages 3 – 5

Program Goals

To provide high quality childcare services to OC families that is affordable for student parents.
To Provide a safe and nurturing environment in accordance with the National Association for the Education of Young Children accreditation guidelines that promote the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of young children.
To support parents and add to family resources.
To provide a wide range and variety of parent involvement opportunities for families.
To nurture existing partnerships and to develop new ones that help to expand services to OC children and families.
To provide a model training site for early childhood students, demonstrating the most up to date and developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood.

Information & Resources

Closures

Fall Quarter 2024

Winter Quarter 2025

Spring Quarter 2025

Cost & Payment

Infants
Infants (6 weeks-12 months) Per Month Charge	Students (without grants applied)	OC Employees
Mon - Fri	$1,500	$1,200
Mon, Wed, Fri	$900	$720
Tue and Thu	$600	$480

Toddlers
Toddlers (12 to 36 months) Per Month Charge	Students (without grants applied)	OC Employees
Mon - Fri	$1,300	$1,040
Mon, Wed, Fri	$780	$624
Tue and Thu	$520	$416

Preschool
Preschool (3 to 5 years) Per Month Charge	Students (without grants)	OC Employees
Mon - Fri	$1,200	$858
Mon, Wed, Fri	$720	$576
Tue and Thu	$480	$384

Tuition is billed monthly, based on your contracted schedule. Payment is due in full before the last day of each month.
Families are responsible for the slot that is contracted whether the child attends or not. This includes inclement weather, emergency closures, family vacation or illness. Hours of operation are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mon - Fri.
All Olympic College students taking 5 or more credits can apply for the Student Government of Olympic College grant to help cover child care costs for the quarter.
Private-pay families will receive a 20% discount for additional children.
The $50 annual enrollment fee is charged during the first quarter your child attends and is good for that academic year. Subsequent enrollment fees will be charged in September.
Additional fees: $2 per minute late pick up charge. Late fees are not covered by subsidies or grants.
We provide only full day care. No drop ins or hourly care is available.

COVID-19, Illness & Attendance

Your child should not attend childcare if they are experiencing cold and flu like symptoms. Children must be fever free for 24-hours before returning to care. If you choose to withhold, please provide notification of your child’s absence.

Contact Child Care

Nutrition & Meals

At the SBELA, we are committed to providing your children healthy and delicious meals and snacks. As a licensed child care provider, we participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program. Visit our Food & Nutrition webpage for more info.

Nutrition & Meals