Helping Children Explore Their World Through Play
Our Programs Provide:
- A safe and positive place for intellectual, physical, and social growth
- Hands-on activities that encourage children to discover and explore their world through play in an environment that fuels creativity and exploration
- Curriculum that is thoughtfully planned, challenging, engaging, developmentally appropriate, culturally and linguistically responsive, comprehensive, and promotes positive outcomes
- Qualified, professional staff who have a passion for early childhood education and building trusting relationships with youth
At Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton and Franklin Counties, we prepare children for success in school and in life by implementing the leading, research-based early learning curriculum into our daily programs.
Through a partnership with Teaching Strategies (the most widely used Preschool Curriculum in the Country), we empower children to be confident, creative, and caring learners through play-based, hands-on programming. This specialized approach incorporates language, literacy, and mathematics throughout the day.
Using this curriculum, our staff creates effective, developmentally appropriate programs for children with diverse backgrounds, life experiences, languages, and skill levels.
Our learning and development objectives fully align with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework and state early learning standards.
Meet Our Site Coordinators
Jessie Janikowski
Discovery Preschool at Kennewick ClubhouseBecky Vonie
Discovery Preschool & Nursery at Columbia Basin CollegeJoy White
Discovery Nursery at Legacy High SchoolTara Hewitt
Discovery Preschool at Pasco ClubhouseSheri Guzman
Discovery Preschool RichlandOur Site Locations
Our Early Learning Programs
2600 N 20th Ave, Pasco, 99301
Coordinator: Becky Vonie
becky.vonie@greatclubs.org
(509) 416-7411
1702 Van Giesen, Richland, 99354
Coordinator: Sheri Guzman
sheri.guzman@greatclubs.org
(509) 947-0712
910 W 7th Pl, Kennewick, 99336
Coordinator: Jessie Janikowski
jessie.janikowski@greatclubs.org
(509) 581-5044
4624 W 10th Ave, Kennewick, WA 99336
Coordinator: Joy White
joy.white@greatclubs.org
(509) 222-5417
801 N 18th Ave, Pasco, 99301
Coordinator: Tara Hewitt
tara@greatclubs.org
(509) 316-9623
2020 W Argent Rd, Pasco WA 99301
Coordinator: Becky Vonie
becky.vonie@greatclubs.org
(509) 416-7411
What Parents are Saying About our Early Learning Programs
My son has been at Discovery Preschool for 5 months. I have found the staff to be caring and engaging even when my little guy was having a hard time adjusting. There is a good balance between instruction and self-guided play. Knowing that my son is safe, well cared for, and being prepared for kindergarten gives me peace of mind.Discovery Preschool Richland Parent
Greyson has been at the CBC program since he was one. During this time he has grown so much from learning how to communicate with others and trying new things. His mom and I are so pleased with how much he has grown with his social skills. Greyson also has developed his academic skills through learning how to count, identify colors, and much more. We are excited to see how much more he grows in the next year and can't wait for his new adventures. We are so pleased with the teachers he has had along the way each one has made a big impact on his development.CBC Preschool Parent
Since moving our son to Pasco Club Discovery we feel at ease and fully confident that he will be cared for mentally, emotionally, and physically. Most importantly, we feel and know without a shadow of a doubt that our son is genuinely cared for and treated as such.Pasco Clubhouse Preschool Parent
We couldn’t be happier with the staff at Kennewick Preschool. They have the best communication and are always so caring. They update us regularly on how our child is doing developmentally, socially, etc as well as just sharing all of the fun things they are doing.Kennewick Clubhouse Preschool Parent
This program has been fundamental to our child and myself as a parent. It brings more than child care but awareness of my child's growth. It's professional with their requirements needed and their amazing updates I receive from them. I am comfortably satisfied with the trust that's been grown. My daughter is happy and so I'm I because she loves going to the after school program.Richland ELC Preschool Parent