{"id":5226,"date":"2023-10-24T10:19:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T17:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/?post_type=location&#038;p=5226"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:54:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T23:54:39","slug":"samaritan-early-learning-center","status":"publish","type":"location","link":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/find-a-location\/samaritan-early-learning-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Samaritan Early Learning Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"shs-block hero grid-container has-brown-background-color has-content-left\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lincoln-City-Early-Learning-Center-adorable-hispanic-girl-104-SS.jpg); background-position:50% 50%;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-content-group\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-content has-contrast-box\" style=\"max-width:fit-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero-title\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"hero-title--part is-m\">Samaritan Early Learning Center<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n<nav id=\"block_5abb078d70009282cd68599a4365cd61\" class=\"shs-block in-content-nav-links grid-container has-blue-midnight-background-color\">\n\t<button class=\"in-content-nav-title has-blue-midnight-background-color js-in-page-nav-toggle\">On This Page\t<svg id=\"icon_menu\" class=\"\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 22\">\n\t\t<defs><style>#icon_menu_hit_box{fill:transparent;}#bot{transform-origin: 10% 70%;}#top{transform-origin: 15% 30%;}.im1{fill:#7999B9;}<\/style><\/defs>\n\t\t<title>Related Content Menu<\/title>\n\t\t<rect id=\"top\" class=\"im1 will-ease\" y=\"2.5\" width=\"22\" height=\"3\"\/>\n\t\t<rect id=\"mid\" class=\"im1 hide-when-open\" y=\"9.5\" width=\"22\" height=\"3\"\/>\n\t\t<rect id=\"bot\" class=\"im1 will-ease\" y=\"16.5\" width=\"22\" height=\"3\"\/>\n\t\t<rect id=\"icon_menu_hit_box\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" \/>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/button>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#welcome\" target=\"_self\">Welcome to Our Center<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#promise\" target=\"_self\">Preschool Promise<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#meals\" target=\"_self\">Meals<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#visitor_info\" target=\"_self\">Visitor Information<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#holidays\" target=\"_self\">Holidays<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#five_star\" target=\"_self\">Five-star QRIS Rating<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#ages\" target=\"_self\">Ages &amp; Prices<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#immunization\" target=\"_self\">Immunization &amp; Exception Rate<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#forms\" target=\"_self\">Important Forms for Parents<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#news\" target=\"_self\">News &amp; Articles<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"welcome\" class=\"shs-block block-section grid-container has-white-background-color\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to Samaritan Early Learning Center<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Children are natural explorers, adventurers and learners who thrive with caring adult support and encouragement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Samaritan Early Learning Center, we create fun learning experiences for infants, toddlers and children with activities that reflect their developmental stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Serving the children and families of Lincoln City and north Lincoln County for the past three decades, we opened our new learning center just south of Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital in 2011. The building is specifically designed to meet the developmental and educational needs of young children in a bright and lively setting, both indoors and out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2015, Samaritan Early Learning Center\u2019s commitment to quality was recognized with a&nbsp;five-star rating, the highest quality rating possible from Oregon\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/oregonspark.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quality Recognition and Improvement System<\/a> (QRIS)  known as Spark.&nbsp;This means we are among the select few top-rated infant\/toddler preschool programs in Lincoln County and the entire northern and central Oregon coast!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, please send us an\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dstewart@samhealth.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_484953c74cba0057445d9fe33020d287\" class=\"shs-block block-slim-section grid-container has-blue-light-background-color\">\n\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meals\">Meals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We serve breakfast, lunch and a snack and participate in the USDA Food Service Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/usda-statement-9-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USDA Statement<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"visitor_info\" class=\"block-contact-map-wrap\">\n\t<div class=\"shs-block block-contact-map has-gold-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container contact-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-grid--info entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Visitor Information<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"address-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-item\"><span class=\"iconfont-location-pin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><p><strong>Samaritan Early Learning Center<\/strong>3070 NE 28th Street<br \/>Lincoln City, OR 97367<\/p><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline\"><a class=\"wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/?daddr=3070 NE 28th Street Lincoln City, OR 97367\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Directions<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-item\"><span class=\"iconfont-visiting-hours\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><p><span>Hours: Open 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays. Closed on holidays.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-item\"><span class=\"iconfont-phone\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><p><span>Phone: <a href=\"tel:541-994-4208\">541-994-4208<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-item\"><span class=\"iconfont-fax\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><p><span>Fax: 541-994-4153<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"map-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;placeID&quot;:&quot;ChIJTQOeDpmS6lQRWQLuvnitvfY&quot;,&quot;latitude&quot;:&quot;44.98519&quot;,&quot;longitude&quot;:&quot;-123.9942&quot;,&quot;zoom&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;static_map&quot;:&quot;58364&quot;}\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Map-of-3070-NE-28th-Street-Lincoln-City-OR-97367.svg);\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"shs-button interactive-map\">Click for Interactive Map<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"shs-block block-contact-map-after\">\n\t\tStatic map data from <a href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"blank\">\u00a9OpenStreetMaps<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"holidays\" class=\"shs-block block-section grid-container has-white-background-color\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Holidays<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are open 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday year-round, except on the following holidays:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New Year\u2019s Day (Jan. 1).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Memorial Day (Last Monday in May).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Independence Day (July 4).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Labor Day (First Monday in September).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thanksgiving day&nbsp;(Last Thursday in November).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Day after Thanksgiving day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christmas Eve (Dec. 24).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christmas day (Dec. 25).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If one of these holidays falls on a weekend, the center will be closed on the business day closest to the holiday.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"five_star\" class=\"shs-block block-section grid-container has-blue-primary-background-color has-circle-image col-reverse\" >\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lincoln-city-early-childhood-little-boy-playing-104-BGC.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-lg size-square-lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lincoln-city-early-childhood-little-boy-playing-104-BGC.jpg 684w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lincoln-city-early-childhood-little-boy-playing-104-BGC-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lincoln-city-early-childhood-little-boy-playing-104-BGC-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lincoln-city-early-childhood-little-boy-playing-104-BGC-425x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lincoln-city-early-childhood-little-boy-playing-104-BGC-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-five-star-qris-rating\">Five-star QRIS Rating<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2015, our commitment to quality was recognized with a five-star rating, the highest quality rating possible from <a href=\"https:\/\/oregonspark.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oregon\u2019s Quality Rating and Improvement System<\/a> (QRIS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does it mean to be a five-star rated center? Children need a strong foundation in their earliest years when the brain is growing rapidly. In a warm, nurturing and supportive environment, children can develop the language skills, cognitive functioning, social skills and emotional wellbeing to help them succeed when they reach kindergarten and beyond.&nbsp; The QRIS rating ensures that we:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use best practices in adult\/child interactions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encourage parents to take an active role.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have a well-educated leader.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employ well-educated staff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regularly evaluate employees using observations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide employment benefits to staff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support staff professional development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use accepted curriculum.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Perform child development assessments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Document and teach to&nbsp;children\u2019s learning levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"ages\" class=\"shs-block block-section grid-container has-gray-warm-background-color has-circle-image\" >\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lincoln-city-early-childhood-little-boys-reading-104-BGC.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-lg size-square-lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lincoln-city-early-childhood-little-boys-reading-104-BGC.jpg 684w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lincoln-city-early-childhood-little-boys-reading-104-BGC-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lincoln-city-early-childhood-little-boys-reading-104-BGC-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lincoln-city-early-childhood-little-boys-reading-104-BGC-425x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lincoln-city-early-childhood-little-boys-reading-104-BGC-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ages&nbsp;&amp; Prices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At Samaritan Early Learning Center, we offer a friendly, safe and nurturing atmosphere to all children. We focus on the whole child, including social, emotional, physical and academic growth. Every four months, children are assessed for important developmental milestones, and we have access to the resources and support needed to help keep children on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ages-served\">Ages Served<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Infant and toddler program, ages 6 weeks through 24 months.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Twos program, ages 24 to 36 months.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preschool program, ages 3 to 5.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School age program, kindergarten through second grade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tuition\">Tuition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fees vary based on child\u2019s age and attendance. Please contact us for a tuition schedule.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"preschoolpromise\" class=\"shs-block block-slim-section grid-container has-blue-primary-background-color\">\n\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"promise\">We Are a Preschool Promise Program Site  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/flyer-preschool-promise-08-2021?type=pdf\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"immunization\" class=\"shs-block block-section grid-container has-gray-cool-background-color has-circle-image col-reverse\" >\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/little-girl-with-doctor-BGC.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-lg size-square-lg\" alt=\"Female doctor listening to smiling little girl&#039;s heartbeat while providing health services\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/little-girl-with-doctor-BGC.jpg 684w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/little-girl-with-doctor-BGC-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/little-girl-with-doctor-BGC-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/little-girl-with-doctor-BGC-425x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/little-girl-with-doctor-BGC-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Immunization&nbsp;&amp; Exemption Rate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By law, we must share our immunization and exception rates twice a year, once around the beginning of the school year and again around Exclusion Day, which is always the third Wednesday in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal is for least<strong>&nbsp;95% of children&nbsp;<\/strong>to be immunized for community protection, though the percentage varies by disease. When 95% of children are vaccinated in a school or&nbsp;child care&nbsp;facility, this significantly reduces the chance of spreading the disease among vulnerable individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Here is the percentage of our students, ages 19 months through prekindergarten, who have been vaccinated as of March 2023: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>97% &#8211; polio, varicella,&nbsp;MMR and hepatitis B.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>96% &#8211; DTaP and hepatitis A.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>95% &#8211; HiB.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Our center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SELC-Immunization-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;immunization rates<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"forms\" class=\"shs-block block-section grid-container has-white-background-color\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Forms for Parents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samaritanhealthservices.navexone.com\/content\/dotNet\/documents\/?app=pt&amp;source=unspecified&amp;docid=18633&amp;public=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Application for Admission-Wait List<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/delc\/providers\/CCLD_Library\/PR-0185-Child-Enrollment-Form-EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SELC-ODE-Child-Enrollment-Authorization<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samaritanhealthservices.navexone.com\/content\/dotNet\/documents\/?app=pt&amp;source=unspecified&amp;docid=18639&amp;public=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Enrollment Agreement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samaritanhealthservices.navexone.com\/content\/docview\/?app=pt&amp;source=unspecified&amp;docid=18640&amp;public=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Financial Agreement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/delc\/providers\/CCLD_Library\/PR-0184-Infant-and-Toddler-Additional-Enrollment-Form-EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Infant-Toddler Enrollment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samaritanhealthservices.navexone.com\/content\/docview\/?app=pt&amp;source=unspecified&amp;docid=18641&amp;public=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schedule Agreement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samaritanhealthservices.navexone.com\/content\/dotNet\/documents\/?app=pt&amp;source=unspecified&amp;docid=18642&amp;public=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Photo Release<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samaritanhealthservices.navexone.com\/content\/docview\/?app=pt&amp;source=unspecified&amp;docid=18643&amp;public=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Release Permission Form<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"news\" class=\"shs-block block-related-news has-gray-warm-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"list-grid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"list-grid--title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\tNews &amp; 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