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Childcare & Schools

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• School district links

Childcare resources:

• Be sure to check out the UW Work/Life Office's terrific Childcare Web page. The page includes information about a wide range of childcare options, including an informal nanny share network.
• Serving King County, this site offers multi-lingual portals to childcare resources, helpful information for parents and an extensive list of community resources relating to childcare.
• GoCityKids focuses on Seattle's neighborhoods. Gives a listing of daycare and before and after-school care centers that you can access by neighborhood. Also offers listing of community events, parent resources and much more.
• Tacoma/Pierce County Child Care Resource & Referral. Serving Tacoma and Pierce County, this referral service stresses helping parents find quality childcare for their children.
• Find a babysitter through The U.W. Daily's classified ads.

New to the area? Confused about which school is best for your child? Perhaps the following will guide you through the process of choosing a school.

• The Seattle Times School Guide offers profiles and ranking for districts and individual schools (public and private) to help you make informed decisions when choosing a school for your child. On the same page you can also find helpful information on choosing colleges.
• The Puget Sound Educational Service District. Lists ALL the school districts around Puget Sound. Just click on the map of your area.

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School Districts

If your children are in public schools, you can find information on each school district's website and calendar below. Don't forget (as some of us have) that not all schools follow the same schedule as The University of Washington!

King County

• Bellevue School District: home page and calendar.
• Federal Way Public Schools: home page and calendar.
• Highline Public Schools: home page and calendar.
• Lake Washington Public School District: home page and calendar (PDF).
• Renton School District: home page and calendar.
• Seattle Public Schools: home page and calendar.
• Shoreline Public Schools: home page and calendar.

Kitsap County

• Bainbridge Island School District home page and calendar.
• Bremerton School District home page and calendar
• South Kitsap School District home page and calendar (PDF).
• Central Kitsap School District home page and calendar.
• North Kitsap School District home page and calendar (PDF).

Pierce County

• Tacoma Public Schools: home page and calendar.
• University Place School District home page and calendar(PDF).

Emergency Information

Check the Public Schools Emergency Communications System for snow days or emergency information. This site provides information about all the schools, both public and private, in the Puget Sound Region.

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