Washington State Association of Head Start & ECEAP

Name

Washington State Association of Head Start & ECEAP

Legal name

Washington State Association of Head Start & ECEAP

Website

https://wsaheadstarteceap.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Education Advocacy

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL)

Keywords

• Early childhood advocacy
• Parent leadership training
• Head Start programs
• Early childhood education
• Legislative advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellevue

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Annual membership fees from individuals and organizations in Head Start and ECEAP programs. Provides access to association meetings, training, leadership development events, and legislative activity updates.
2. Corporate and foundation sponsorships: Sponsorships from corporations and foundations including W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Discount School Supply, Kaplan Early Learning, Lakeshore Learning, Teaching Strategies, Grand Canyon University, and Washington Dental Service Foundation who support WSA's mission of advocacy, training, and collaboration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

WSA is a non-profit membership association that provides advocacy representation in Olympia and Washington DC, professional development, and parent leadership training for Head Start and ECEAP programs across Washington State. Its flagship Parent Ambassador Program delivers yearlong training in advocacy, leadership, racial equity, grassroots organizing, and financial literacy, awarding 16 college credits through Skagit Valley College. The organization also operates an Advocacy Hub, an Advocacy Action Center, and annual conferences including the Summer Institute, Winter Meeting, and WA State Advocacy Day.

Product overview

Washington State Association of Head Start & ECEAP operates as an advocacy and training organization rather than a software product company. The organization provides a unified suite of services centered on its Parent Ambassador Program—a yearlong parent leadership training initiative—combined with an Advocacy Hub offering online resources, fact sheets, and learning modules. Additional offerings include the Advocacy Action Center for legislative engagement, events and training programs (Summer Institute, Fall Meeting, Winter Meeting, Advocacy Day), and direct support services for Head Start and ECEAP programs serving low-income children and families throughout Washington State. The organization functions as a membership association providing advocacy representation, professional development, and collaborative networking rather than commercial software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Parent Ambassadors Program: An award-winning parent leadership and advocacy program established in 2009, providing yearlong training for parents and caregivers of children ages 0-8 on advocacy, legislative engagement, and leadership.

Quantifiable outcome

• Children who attended ECEAP had significantly higher math and reading scores in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades compared to children who did not attend the program.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MomsRisingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvocacy partner supporting the Parent Ambassador Program since 2009, contributing to parent advocacy and leadership training initiatives statewide.
• Child Care Aware of WashingtoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState partner supporting Parent Ambassador Program, helping parents navigate child care systems and advocacy for early learning.
• Save the Children Action NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational advocacy partner co-sponsoring Parent Ambassador training and supporting community action teams for early learning issues.
• United Parent Leaders Action Network (UPLAN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWSA is a founding member of UPLAN, a national network of parent leader organizations working together to transform policies affecting children and families.
• Voices for Healthy KidsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvocacy partner supporting parent engagement in health-related policy issues affecting children and families.
• Start EarlycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with WSA to host the first-ever National Parent Ambassador Institute in Washington DC, supporting parent leadership development nationally.
• Educare Learning NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of National Parent Ambassador Institute with 18 Educare schools, many with their own Parent Ambassador programs or interested in starting programs.
• Share Our StrengthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization co-sponsoring the National Parent Ambassador Institute focused on ending childhood hunger through advocacy.
• Skagit Valley College Office of Diversity, Equity and InclusioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides Parent Ambassador Program graduates with 16 college credits and a certificate in Parent Leadership and Advocacy.
• Discount School SupplyminorOthersCorporate sponsor providing resources for Head Start classrooms and supporting early childhood education programs.
• Grand Canyon UniversityminorOthersUniversity partner offering discounted degree programs for Head Start/EHS/ECEAP members through education partnerships.
• Lakeshore LearningminorOthersLearning materials supplier and corporate sponsor for Head Start and ECEAP programs.
• Kaplan Early Learning CompanyminorOthersEarly learning materials provider and corporate sponsor offering innovative learning products and professional development.
• Washington Dental Service FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation working with Head Start and ECEAP programs on oral health initiatives and Cavity Free Kids education.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Educare Learning Network: Network of 18 high-quality early childhood schools that co-hosted the National Parent Ambassador Institute with WSA and is actively replicating WSA's Parent Ambassador model inside its schools, making it a direct peer in parent leadership program design.
• Start Early (formerly Ounce of Prevention Fund): National nonprofit advancing early childhood policy and parent leadership; WSA co-hosted the first National Parent Ambassador Institute with Start Early, indicating overlapping mission and programmatic collaboration on parent advocacy training for early childhood systems.
• First Five Years Fund: National advocacy organization dedicated to federal investment in early childhood education (Head Start, pre-K); directly comparable as an ECE-specific advocacy entity pursuing policy outcomes affecting the same low-income families WSA serves.
• National Head Start Association: National membership association representing Head Start programs and parents across the United States. Directly comparable to WSA as a state-level Head Start/ECEAP association but at the federal scale, providing advocacy, training, and member services to the same Head Start stakeholder base.
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC): The dominant national professional membership association for early childhood educators; comparable in structure (membership dues, conferences, advocacy) and customer base (early childhood program directors and staff) to WSA's Washington-focused member program services.
• Pre-K for PA / Pre-K for All (state pre-K advocacy coalitions): Network of state-level pre-K advocacy coalitions advancing public pre-K funding and access; closely mirrors WSA's role as a state-level association championing ECEAP and Head Start funding at the statehouse level for one state.

Broad incumbents

• MomsRising: National grassroots advocacy organization for moms and families that has supported WSA's Parent Ambassador Program since 2009; comparable in mobilizing parent advocates on child/family policy but operates across many issue areas rather than ECE narrowly.
• Save the Children Action Network: National advocacy arm of Save the Children co-sponsoring WSA's Parent Ambassador training; broader in scope across child welfare but overlapping on early learning advocacy, parent mobilization, and state/federal legislative engagement.

Regional players

• Child Care Aware of Washington: Washington-State-specific child care resource and referral/advocacy organization; WSA's named state partner supporting parent navigation of child care systems, sharing the same geography, child/family advocacy frame, and Head Start/ECEAP-adjacent parents.

Others

• Voices for Healthy Kids: National advocacy initiative of the American Heart Association supporting policy change on child health and early childhood; named WSA partner and methodologically similar (coalition advocacy to state/federal policymakers) but with a health rather than ECE primary lens.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WSAHSECEAP
• YouTubeyoutube.com/WSAHeadStartECEAP
• Facebookfacebook.com/wsaheadstart
• LinkedIninstagram.com/waheadstarteceap
• Instagraminstagram.com/waheadstarteceap

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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