To reach the GELC admin team:
Email:
Grandview@PuyallupTribe-nsn.gov
Phone:
253-680-5515
Addresses:
GELC: 3580 E Grandview Ave, Tacoma, WA 98404
Subsidy: 3591 E Grandview Ave, Tacoma, WA 98404
Hours:
GELC: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Subsidy: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For questions on enrollment, or to turn in your enrollment documents, please email us at:
GELC.enrollment@puyalluptribe-nsn.gov
Directors:
GELC: Deonnah McCloud
253-680-5526
Deonnah.McCloud@PuyallupTribe-nsn.gov
Subsidy: Roberta Basch
253-382-6352
Roberta.Basch@PuyallupTribe-nsn.gov
Mission Statement
To provide quality and culturally appropriate early childhood care for the Native children of our community and to provide a safe and nurturing environment for their physical, social, and intellectual growth.
Services
We are funded through the
Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) and offer choices for your family's child care needs.
- Grandview Early Learning Center
- Subsidized Child Care Program
Grandview Early Learning Center
Grandview Early Learning Center (GELC) is the Puyallup Tribe's child care center. We follow the Tribal Administration building holiday schedule and Chief Leschi's weather closures.
GELC Eligibility Requirements:
FY2023-2025 grant application for CCDF
- View or download the FY2023-2025 grant application HERE.
Subsidized Childcare Assistance Program
GELC's subsidized childcare program is also federally funded through the CCDF. We offer this program to give parents a choice of their childcare providers. GELC will help pay for either a LICENSED PROVIDER (cares for child in a licensed facility/home), NON-LICENSED PROVIDER (must care for child in child’s home), RELATIVE PROVIDER (can care for child in relative’s home or child’s home).
Turn in your applications to
GELC.Subsidy@puyalluptribe-nsn.gov
Subsidized Program Eligibility Requirements:
- Child must be a member of a federally recognized tribe
- All children must be under 13 years old
- The household income must meet the low-moderate guidelines
- CLICK HERE FOR THE Maximum Household Net Income Guideline
- Parents must be working or in an educational program
- Provider must pass a background check
- Provider must have CPR and First Aid certification
- Provider must have driver's license and proof of insurance
- Our service area is Pierce County and Federal Way, WA. Families must live in our service area. Providers do not need to be in the service area.
- CLICK HERE FOR the *NEW* Childcare Assistance Rates
- For relative providers: All adults living in the home of the relative provider, who are NOT related to the child, will need to complete and pass a background check to qualify for services.
Subsidized Program Application:
Both the Family Application and Provider Application are required to apply for services. You may list multiple children on one application. Parents and providers complete a W-9 form with the application.
Family Application
Licensed Providers
Relative Providers
Non-Relative Providers
Handbooks and Policies and Procedures
CLICK HERE FOR Parent Handbook
Resource and Referral Services