Educare DC

New Markets Tax Credit Coalition

Washington,
DC
(2012)

Educare DC

Community, Daycare and Early Childhood, Youth and Families

An innovative state-of-the-art pre-school offering early childhood educational programs supported by Head Start.

Investment

NMTC Amount: $15,397,200
Total Project Cost: $15,897,200

IMPACT

65 FTE jobs
78 construction jobs

CDEs

DC Housing Enterprises, USBCDE

Investor

US Bank

Project Description

Educare DC is an innovative state-of-the-art preschool offering early childhood educational programs supported by Head Start. Roughly 175 students (infants to 5 years old) attend the school, which is located East of the River in the DC Promise and Choice Neighborhood Community.

Educare DC’s Washington DC campus is located in Parkside Kenilworth community in Northeast DC. The early childcare program offers an innovative approach to education that is provided for low-income children as early as 6 weeks old. The educational program includes technical support for parents through a partnership with DCHA. Employment training opportunities are now offered to Educare parents in addition to DCHA public housing residents.

MAP

Address: 640 Anacostia Avenue Northeast, Washington, DC 20019

Census Tract: 11001009602

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