BrightSpark Early Learning Services

08/31/2026

BrightSpark Early Learning Services opposes the proposed changes to the Head Start and Early Head Start Program Performance Standards and urges federal policymakers to protect the funding, standards, and comprehensive services that children, families, and early learning providers rely upon.

Head Start and Early Head Start are much more than early education programs. They are part of the infrastructure that helps families build stability and opportunity.

Families come to our programs because they need child care, but they may also need
⭐developmental screening
⭐health and mental health supports
⭐disability services
⭐help navigating other systems
⭐connections to community resources, or
⭐simply a trusted partner who can help families understand what comes next

To read more of our statement, click here: https://www.brightspark.org/2026/08/brightspark-statement-on-proposed-changes-to-head-start-and-early-head-start/

08/28/2026

We can connect you to subsidy programs that help cover the cost of child care, as well as resources to support your entire family. See if you qualify today!

Our mission is to nurture and sustain child-centered, antiracist early learning communities.

08/27/2026

Quality child care doesn't happen in isolation. Quality child care grows stronger when providers have space to connect, learn, and support one another.

Through BrightSpark’s Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), providers build community, share resources, and learn practical tools they can bring back to their classrooms and programs.

And you can help keep these communities going.

There are many ways to support BrightSpark:
⭐Give monthly
⭐Text to Give
⭐Give through your workplace
⭐Make a one-time gift

Your gift helps providers feel supported and supported providers help children thrive.

Choose your way to give: https://bit.ly/bsels-summer-donate

08/26/2026

Today is Women's Equality Day! We celebrate this day to recognize the 19th Amendment, which gives women the right to vote. Happy Women's Equality Day!

08/22/2026

Small Changes. Big Impact.

Great child care starts with supported, confident educators—and your support helps make that possible.

There are so many ways to give back to BrightSpark:

⭐Give monthly — Create lasting, reliable support for educators and children all year long.
⭐Text to Give — Make a quick gift right from your phone. [text the code "BRIGHTSPARK" to 44-321]
⭐Give through your workplace — Ask your employer about workplace giving or charitable donation matching. Your gift may go even further!
⭐Make a one-time gift — Every dollar helps provide educators with the training, coaching, and resources they need to thrive.

However you give, you're helping turn small changes into lasting impact.

Choose your way to give today: https://bit.ly/bsels-summer-donate

Your gift helps educators grow. Their growth helps children thrive.

08/21/2026

Support and resources are available for Seattle families! Call us today to see what you qualify for.

Our mission is to nurture and sustain child-centered, antiracist early learning communities.

08/19/2026

We are honored to have been recognized as one of BusinessRate’s Top 5 of 2026 Renton Award Winners in the Non-profit Organization category! We are so thankful for the families and providers we support for this honor. It is because of you that we can work toward our mission of nurturing and sustaining child-centered, antiracist early learning communities.

08/18/2026

Take Action to Preserve the National Head Start and Early Head Start Program!

Earlier this month, the current federal administration released a series of proposed negative changes to the national Head Start and Early Head Start program, and we need you to TAKE ACTION to keep them from going into effect.

These changes would:
⭐ drastically reduce funding for the program
⭐remove research-based best practices for supporting children’s school readiness
⭐eliminate families’ access to health screenings and services provided by the program,
⭐reduce parental oversight of the program, and
⭐so much more.

You can help stop these proposed changes from taking effect! Take action today by submitting a public comment about how Head Start/Early Head Start has made a difference in your lives or in the lives of those in your community.

To submit a comment, click here: https://bit.ly/ehs-comment

08/15/2026

Join our in-person GLE on Saturday, August 22, at 11:00 AM in our Renton office!

We will be providing support and FREE resources for the following:
⭐Different Wall Displays
⭐Printing in Color
⭐Logo and Flyer Support
⭐Laminating
⭐Licensing Documents + Postings
⭐Child and Staff Files
⭐Technology Support