We are Blueprints for Learning

Blueprints for Learning is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization working to increase the quality of early care and education in the Spokane community.  We are governed by our 12 member volunteer board and are supported by an administrative staff of two.

 Our Federal EIN is 91-2160074.

Blueprints for Learning was established in 2002 when Community and Saranac Building redeveloper Jim Sheehan collaborated with Lynne Sanders to create an on-site child care facility to serve the families working in the Community and Saranac buildings. In addition to the Community Building Children’s Center, Lynne simultaneously established the Child Care Training Institute. Anita Morgan succeeded Lynne as CBCC program director as well as Executive Director of Blueprints for Learning in 2004.

The Community Building Children’s Center offers full-day, year round early care and education for children ages 12 months through 5 years. We have a staff  of passionate, experienced, and well-educated child care teachers. We were the first Reggio Emilia-inspired school in the Spokane area. We provide exceptional teaching and an environment where children are encouraged to thrive and grow through their early learning experience.

Our Childcare Training Institute offers continuing STARS education to Early Childhood Educators and Administrators in our community. Quality early learning environments begin with loving, well-educated, and nurtured teachers.

While many of our services are fee-based, we also rely on grants, sponsors, and our annual fundraiser, to support our efforts to improve child care, early learning, and child care education for the greater Spokane area.