Grandview Early Learning Center

To provide quality and culturally appropriate early childhood care for all Native American and Alaskan Native families of our community and to provide a safe and nurturing environment for their physical, social, and intellectual growth.

2025-2026 GELC In-Service Calendar GELC Resource and Referral Guide

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:

• The child must be enrolled in a federally recognized tribe
• The child must be 12 years or younger
• Proof of immunizations or letter of exemption from their doctor
• Proof of residency

Our eligibility requirements have been recently updated. We now offer services to families based on Categorical Eligibility with a priority list in mind.

Priority list:

1. Children/families in protective services (foster, guardian, DV, etc.)
2. Experiencing unstable housing
3. Parents who are working
4. Parents who are attending school or training

GELC Application:

Please fill out one application per child in need of care.

FY2026-2028 CCDF Complete Rules and Guidelines

FY2026-2028 grant application for CCDF

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-RELATIVE PROVIDER (must care for child in child’s home), RELATIVE PROVIDER (can care for child in relative’s home or child’s home). The provider cannot live in the same home of the children they are providing care for.

NON-LICENSED, NON-RELATIVE PROVIDERS will be required to complete health and safety courses on Teaching Strategies after approval. Teaching Strategies courses must be completed within 90 days of approval.

The CCDF Grant defines a Relative Provider as a relative to the child: Great-grandparent, grandparent, aunt/uncle, or sibling 18 years of age or older. Childcare providers who do not fit within the relative definitions, including cousins, are considered non-relative providers. They will be required to complete 12 online health/safety courses.