About Us
Hillcrest Children’s Center is a nonprofit
501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing high-quality, play-based early childhood education. Our program focuses on nurturing children’s development through engaging, hands-on learning experiences that promote creativity, social skills, and cognitive growth.
Our Mission
Hillcrest Children’s Center provides a quality, play-based early childhood education program.
Our play-based program nurtures young children as innate learners, fostering resilience and curiosity in a safe, intentional environment. Guided by responsive adults, we aim to instill a love of learning and a sense of community responsibility.
Drawing from diverse approaches like Waldorf and Reggio, we honor each child’s unique journey while committing to Anti-Bias education.
Through meaningful play and engaging activities, we empower children to explore, master new skills, and develop a positive self-identity.
Our Values
Family: atmosphere, comfort, open, familiar, community, home away from home, nurturing, parent involvement, ownership, responsibility
Inclusiveness: equity, diversity, affirmation of full potential, acceptance, meeting each individual & family where they are, flexible, respect, whole person, family dynamic, access for people from different economic strata, language, culture, ability, and adaptive capacity
Quality: evidence-based, research-informed, continuous improvement, stability, integrity, trustworthy, safety
Hillcrest isn’t “good enough”. Hillcrest is great. In Anchorage, Hillcrest is the Gold Standard. The teachers and staff at Hillcrest don’t just teach. They love. And they don’t just love the kids in their classroom, but the entire family.
Catherine Sullivan
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
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