Thrive in the News

The Spokesman Review – May 1, 2011
Business Beat

Yakima Herald – Apr. 18, 2011
Gates official impressed how early learning money spent

The Spokesman-Review – Apr. 17, 2011
Studies on development inform push for early learning

Daily Journal – Apr. 17, 2011
UW brain scientists to study effect of abuse and neglect on minds of foster children

The Baby Monitor: ZERO TO THREE Policy and Advocacy News – Feb. 14, 2011
State Policy Update: Washington Develops Birth-to-Three State Plan

Bellevue Reporter – Feb. 14, 2011
Sen. Steve Litzow named to Thrive by Five Washington board

The Columbian – Jan. 21, 2011
Grant to help parents with young children 

Yakima Herald.com – Jan. 19, 2011
Dorn makes his case for all-day kindergarten

Kitsap Sun – Jan. 6, 2011
Program Focused on First-Time Moms Is Recruiting in North Mason

Yakima Herald Republic – Dec. 9, 2010
West Valley awarded grant for home visitation program

WSU Today – Sept. 30, 2010
Researchers play key role in migrant education project

Yakima Herald-Republic – Sept. 29, 2010
Report: Coaching key to quality childcare

White Center Blog – Sept. 27, 2010
White Center Childcare Providers Featured in Groundbreaking Study

The Seattle Times – Sept. 13, 2010
Column: Getting kids off to good start

KUBE 93’s Street Beat OnDemand– Sept. 12, 2010
Are your kids kindergarten ready?

Seattle Public Education Examiner (Blog) – Sept. 5, 2010
Alert: New Washington plan for early learning

ParentMap Blog– Sept. 2, 2010
State unveils new early-learning plan

KNDO/KNDU – Aug. 10, 2010
Grant helps Yakima Valley migrant families

Yakima Herald Republic – Aug. 10, 2010
Kindergartners get a primer on what school is like

BigNews.Biz – July 27, 2010
Sen. Murray Secures Critical Investments for King County Education, Health

Zero to Three (Journal) – July 2010
Assessing Home Visit Quality – (Access by subscription only. Contact Zero to Three)

Child Care & Early Education Research Connections – June 28, 2010
Did the Seeds to Success, a quality rating and improvement system in two Washington State communities, help improve child care quality? The Seeds to Success Modified Field Test: Findings from the impact and implementation studies

The Seattle Times – Mar. 28, 2010
A hub for many child-care activities opens in Seattle's White Center

West Seattle Herald/Highline Times – Mar. 27, 2010
Bill Gates Sr., Others Celebrate White Center’s Educare Grand Opening

KTBW-TV – March 26, 2010
“Public Report” – Interview with Nina Auerbach, Thrive by Five Washington, and Bette Hyde, Washington State Department of Early Learning

KUOW 94.9 FM – Mar. 26, 2010
“Cutting-edge” Childcare Comes To White Center

Daily Journal of Commerce – Mar. 26, 2010
Educare center opens at Greenbridge

KING 5 TV – Mar. 24, 2010
Learning for Life: Educare has grand opening in White Center this weekend

Seattle’s Child – Mar. 24, 2010
White Center Educare Early Learning Center Grand Opening

White Center Blog – Mar. 23, 2010
Educare Early Learning Center Grand Opening is Saturday, March 27

White Center Now: The blog about White Center – Mar. 23, 2010
Four Days till Educare Early Learning Center’s grand opening

KUBE 93’s Street Beat OnDemand – Mar. 21, 2010
Educare Early Learning Center

The (Longview) Daily News – Mar. 18, 2010
Grant opens door for preschool literacy program

Media Release – Mar. 16, 2010
State awards early learning grants to 13 school districts

Port Orchard Independent – Mar. 4, 2010
Op-Ed: Let’s give kids the best start we can

The News Tribune – Jan. 24, 2010
State's 10-year Early Learning Plan needs public input

The Olympian – Jan. 24, 2010
Prekindergarten must be part of basic education

KOHO (Leavenworth) – Dec. 8. 2009
Early Learning Officials Present Improvement Plan to Governor Gregoire

KPLU – Dec. 2, 2009
Early Learning Improvements Sought

The (Tacoma) News Tribune – Dec. 2, 2009
Draft plan for early learning released – Proposal: Open to public comment through March

Wenatchee World – Dec. 2, 2009
State’s draft education-reform plan lays out lofty early childhood goals

Yakima Herald-Republic – Dec.  2, 2009
State leaders craft school readiness plan

The (Longview) Daily News (AP) – Dec. 2, 2009
Gregoire gets plan for improving early learning

The Olympian (AP) – Dec. 2, 2009
Draft plan for early learning released – Proposal: Open to public comment through March

Everett Herald (AP) – Dec. 2, 2009
Gov. Gregoire considers draft early learning plan

Seattle Times (AP) – Dec. 2, 2009
Gregoire gets state's early learning plan

Tri Cities Herald (AP) – Dec. 1, 2009
Wash. early learning plan presented to governor

Bellingham Herald (AP) – Dec. 1, 2009
Gregoire gets state's early learning plan

KPLU – Dec. 1, 2009
Early Learning Improvements Sought

League of Education Voters
We have the plan, now we need an investor/

Seattle’s Child – November issue
Early Learning: A Top Priority for Washington Despite Economic Woes

The Early Ed Watch Blog (New America Foundation) – Sept. 3, 2009
A Private Infusion of Cash for Two Early Learning Programs in Washington State

Colors NW – Aug. 26, 2009
Early Learning Programs Get Boost from Funding

Othello Outlook – Aug. 18, 2009
Conference to support early learning programs 

KING 5 News – Aug. 15, 2009
Wash. study explores school readiness test

Philanthropy News Digest – Aug. 14, 2009
Thrive by Five Washington, Gates Foundation Award $8 Million to Improve Early Childhood Learning

Seattle Post Intelligencer - Aug 13, 2009
Preschool programs in Yakima, Seattle get boost

Seattle Times – Aug. 13, 2009
2 early-learning programs in state to get $8 million more

KNDO/KNDU – Aug. 13, 2009
Preschool programs in Yakima, Seattle get boost

Birth to Thrive Online – Aug. 12, 2009
Thrive and Gates Foundation Give $8 Million to White Center, East Yakima for Early Learning

Seattle Times – Aug 12, 2009
Early learning efforts get $8 million boost

Puget Sound Business Journal – Aug, 12, 2009
Gates Foundation gives $8M to Washington state learning programs

The White Center Blog – Aug. 12, 2009
White Center Early Learning Initiative Receives $4 Million In Funding