Children’s Relief Nursery
Relief nurseries serve children ages 0 to 5. Our Children’s Relief Nursery (CRN) programs strengthen families and our community by providing therapeutic classrooms, in-home visits, parenting support, and other services.
All services are free and voluntary.
How we help
Our early childhood team creates a safe environment for young children to learn and grow. Your child will build skills through therapeutic activities that support healthy development.
Our specialists visit your family at home to provide:
- Family coaching and support
- Case management
- Developmental monitoring
- Follow-up on classroom learnings
- Referrals to other specialists or agencies
Parents and guardians often need time to take care of personal or family matters. Respite care provides a familiar place for your child to play and learn while you take a break.
Your child can participate in safe, therapeutic child care while you strengthen your parenting skills and connect to other parents and guardians.
Your family can receive a counseling referral from our LifeWorks NW team that specializes in young children.
Children who have experienced trauma receive special care from our program. Our team has specialized training to support young children and families exposed to trauma.
At least 90% of children enrolled in a Children's Relief Nursery can remain safely living with their parents.
Our focus
We emphasize safe and stable parent-child relationships.
Our services “wrap around” the family to lower parental stress. Some of the benefits of our program are:
- Stronger parenting skills and family bonds.
- Reduced child behavioral problems.
- Improved healthy development in young children.
By focusing on the wellbeing of young children together, we build families up. We focus our work on the early childhood years to make the greatest impact.
Prevention FAQ
Prevention programs support the healthy development of children, youth, families and communities. As a state leader in developing prevention programs, we focus on supporting positive parent, child and adolescent behaviors.
With an array of programs, offered in homes, in the community and in schools, we’re able to support healthy parenting, school success, early literacy, juvenile crime prevention, substance abuse prevention and healthy life skills development.
No. However, since many of our programs do not charge fees, we may still be able to help. Please contact us at 503-645-9010 to find out what programs are available to you.
Yes. Our staff speaks multiple languages and represent a multitude of races and heritages, reflective of the diverse communities we serve.
We value and strive to create an environment that is welcoming, respectful and inclusive for all. This is evidenced by our Safe Zone signs, which greet all that walk through our doors and message that no matter how you may identify as an individual, you are safe and welcomed.
Each staff person is also tasked with ongoing training to ensure that every individual is approached with cultural humility and cultural responsiveness.
Prevention resources
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