Welcome to Tulsa Educare!

Tulsa Educare is a state-of-the-art early childhood center that provides education and care for 200 children (from birth to age 5) and their families with full day, year round early childhood education, family support services, and ongoing medical care.

The Educare model was developed by the Chicago-based Ounce of Prevention Fund, which seeks to intervene in generational poverty and promote best practices in early childhood education.

To read the recent New York Times feature on TEI and Early Childhood Education in Oklahoma, click here. To read about U.S. Sen. and presidential hopeful Barack Obama's recent visit to Tulsa Educare, click here.

Educare's Mission

Tulsa Educare's mission is to help break the cycle of poverty with a flagship program in very early childhood education and through transfer of best practices to other Tulsa programs.

Who is eligible to attend?

• Infants, toddlers, and preschool age children from low-income families (in accordance with federal poverty guidelines)
• Children with special needs or learning English as a second language

What makes the Educare model special?

• Low child to staff ratios
• Highly trained staff
• Experienced and highly trained supervisors
• State-of-the-art facility
• Parent volunteers

Tulsa Educare, Inc.

Tulsa Educare, Incorporated (TEI) is a newly incorporated not-for-profit organization created to provide high-quality early childhood education and care to low-income families living in Tulsa. TEI was created through a partnership with Community Action Project of Tulsa County (CAP), Family and Children's Services, the Tulsa Community Foundation, and Oklahoma University Pediatrics.