Educare Tulsa

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Educare Tulsa’s three schools provide full-day, year-round early childhood education and family support services. The first Educare school opened in Tulsa adjacent to Kendall-Whittier Elementary School and includes an on-site health clinic. The second Educare school is adjacent to Hawthorne Elementary School and 75% of the classrooms serve infants and toddlers. The third Educare school in Tulsa is located next to MacArthur Elementary School. The fourth school in Tulsa is on the grounds of Celia Clinton Elementary School. Tulsa is the only city in the country with three Educare schools. Like Educare schools across the country, the schools strive to boost the quality and effectiveness of other early childhood programs in Tulsa and Oklahoma.

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Top 6 takeaways from the Educare Learning Network Meeting

May 1, 2018

“Our mission is bigger and bolder than the 3,800 children in our schools,” said Cynthia Jackson, executive director, Educare Learning Network. “We are committed to developing solutions for all children to gain access to quality early learning experiences.” With the… Read More

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Connect:

Educare Tulsa at Kendall-Whittier
2511 East 5th Place
Tulsa, OK 74104
918.779.6233

Educare Tulsa at Hawthorne
3420 North Peoria Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74106
918.508.2250

Educare Tulsa at MacArthur
2190 S 67th East Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74129
539.832.8200

Educare Tulsa at Celia Clinton
3110 E Seminole St N
Tulsa, OK 74110
918.960.2300

Quick Facts:

Educare Tulsa at Kendall-Whittier
  • Serves 196 children birth to age five and their families
  • Opened in August 2006
  • Partners: George Kaiser Family Foundation, Health and Human Services-Early Head Start, Tulsa Public Schools, Oklahoma Early Childhood Program, Oklahoma Department of Education, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Child and Adult Care Food Program, University of Oklahoma‑Tulsa
Educare Tulsa at Hawthorne
  • Serves 160 children birth to age five and their families
  • Opened in February 2010
  • Partners: George Kaiser Family Foundation, Tulsa Public Schools, Oklahoma Early Childhood Program, Oklahoma Department of Education, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Child and Adult Care Food Program, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa Community College, Reach Out and Read, Tulsa Community Food Bank

 

Educare Tulsa at MacArthur
  • Serves 164 children birth to age four and their families
  • Opened in fall 2012
  • Partners: George Kaiser Family Foundation, Health and Human Services-Early Head Start, Tulsa Public Schools, Oklahoma Early Childhood Program, Oklahoma Department of Education, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Child and Adult Care Food Program, University of Oklahoma‑Tulsa
Educare Tulsa at Celia Clinton
  • Serves 164 children birth to age four and their families
  • Opened in fall 2020
  • Partners: Department of Human Services, University of Oklahoma, George Kaiser Family Foundation, Tulsa Public Schools, State Department of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Early Childhood Program.