Peninsula Children’s Center provides high-quality, affordable childcare and education as well as family support programs that contribute to the vitality of North and Northeast Portland.
A nonprofit organization certified by the Oregon Child Care Division, Peninsula’s programs serve 160 children ages 6-weeks to 12-years-old every year. Our early childhood education program is based in a community financed, state-of-the-art child care center, and our two before- and after-school and full-day summer programs operate in Sabin and Boise-Eliot Elementary Schools.
Our programs feature partnerships and special projects that enrich our care and benefit the children and families we serve. Our partner Morrison Child and Family Services provides two on-site Early Childhood Mental Health Specialists to lead free parenting classes throughout the year and work with children, parents and teachers as needed. Our Early Childhood Success Project sponsors an on-site Nurse Practitioner who provides medical screening and care for children and is a medical resource for parents and teachers.
Peninsula Children's Center is committed to providing quality child care and education to families of all income levels. Peninsula addresses eligibility/affordability by offering competitive tuition rates, helping parents find and use subsidy programs (including tuition reimbursement from the Oregon Department of Human Services) and supporting them through the qualification process, and providing limited Internal Program Scholarships when other resources fail to help a family in poverty or in crisis. Peninsula’s fundraising efforts fill the gap between the true cost of our quality programs and the amount our families are able to pay.
