Episcopal Center for Children

What Episcopal Center for Children does

The Episcopal Center for Children (ECC) is a Washington, D.C.-based, faith-affiliated nonprofit founded in 1894 that historically delivered residential care, day treatment, and therapeutic schooling to children with emotional and developmental challenges. Across more than a century of operation, it pivoted from a Colonial Beach, Virginia summer home for underprivileged children, to an orphanage, to a residential treatment center, to a K-8 therapeutic day school, and most recently to an after-school services provider. The therapeutic day school was closed in June 2019, and the organization's only current operating program, the After School Enrichment Program (ASEP), serves Pre-K through 5th grade students with homework help, recreation, and enrichment at its Chevy Chase campus.

Under President and CEO Stephanie Nash, LICSW (MSW, Howard University), ECC operates from a single site at 5901 Utah Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., supported by the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, a part-time teaching staff, and donations collected via PayPal. ASEP is the sole revenue-generating program, with monthly tuition of $495 (5-day week) or $335 (3-day week), a $35 non-refundable application fee, a $60 annual activity fee, and registration/pickup managed through the ProCare platform. Marketing is word-of-mouth driven with a static website and email newsletter. The Board has voted to cease ASEP at the end of the 2025-2026 school year (last day June 18, 2026), and a planned February 2026 sale of the campus to Maret School has been canceled, indicating the organization is winding down direct service delivery.

Name

Episcopal Center for Children

Legal name

Episcopal Center for Children

Website

https://eccofdc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1894

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Episcopal Center for Children is a Washington, D.C. nonprofit, founded in 1894, that operates the After School Enrichment Program (ASEP) for Pre-K through 5th grade students at its Chevy Chase campus; ASEP is slated to cease operations on June 18, 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child and Youth Services (nonprofit special education / after-school enrichment)

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Early Childhood Development (ECD) & Pre-Primary Education (BPADAKAB)

Keywords

• After school care
• Child enrichment programs
• Special needs education
• Nonprofit childcare services
• Therapeutic education support

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. After School Enrichment Program (ASEP) Tuition: Monthly tuition fees for the After School Enrichment Program serving Pre-K through 5th grade students. Revenue stream includes 5-day and 3-day weekly participation options with tiered pricing.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization accepts donations to support the After School Enrichment Program and work toward becoming a foundation serving children with special needs and their families. Donations are processed through PayPal.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Episcopal Center for Children is a private nonprofit that runs the After School Enrichment Program (ASEP), an on-campus childcare and enrichment offering for Pre-K through 5th grade students, providing homework help, recreational activities, art, music, nature education, and snacks in a nut-free, staff-supervised environment. ECC previously operated a therapeutic day school for children with severe emotional challenges but closed that program in June 2019, and has announced ASEP will also cease operations at the end of the 2025-2026 school year.

Product overview

Episcopal Center for Children (ECC) offers the After School Enrichment Program (ASEP) as its primary service, a childcare and enrichment program for students in Pre-K through 5th grade. The program was operated in conjunction with a therapeutic day school (which closed in 2019) and provided homework help, recreational activities, art, music, and nature education. ASEP announced it will cease operations at the end of the 2025-2026 school year and will not reopen in fall 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• After School Enrichment Program (ASEP) After-school childcare and enrichment program serving Pre-K through 5th grade students at the ECC campus in Chevy Chase, Washington, D.C. Includes homework help for grades 2-5, recreational activities (art, music, nature education, sports, indoor games), snacks, and supervised dismissal/pickup using the ProCare app. Operated in a nut-free environment by qualified staff with background checks and CPR/First Aid certification. Tutition tiers: $495/month (5-day week) or $335/month (3-day week), plus $35 non-refundable application fee and refundable one-month security deposit; 5% sibling discount on the 5-day plan. The Board has voted to cease ASEP operations at the end of the 2025-2026 school year (last day June 18, 2026; will not reopen fall 2026).

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Episcopal DiocesecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Episcopal Diocese of Washington assists with management of the organization. The organization traces its origins to Emmanuel Church in Anacostia and religious women committed to social action. The Diocese has provided ongoing support and governance assistance.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Chapel Haven: Connecticut-based nonprofit serving adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities through residential, day, and lifelong support programs. Comparable to ECC's planned foundation direction serving individuals with special needs and their families.
• Wediko Children's Services: Boston-based nonprofit providing therapeutic day and residential programs for children with emotional, behavioral, and learning challenges. Closely mirrors ECC's discontinued therapeutic day school model and serves a comparable special-needs population.
• YMCA of Metropolitan Washington: Regional YMCA operating after-school care, enrichment, and youth development programs across the DC metro area. Directly comparable to ASEP in core service mix and DC market, though at substantially larger scale.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington: Regional nonprofit providing after-school programming, homework help, and enrichment to youth in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Directly comparable to ASEP in service offering, customer segment, and DC geography.
• National Children's Center: Washington, D.C.-area nonprofit serving infants, children, and adults with developmental disabilities through education and therapeutic programs. Geographically and programmatically aligned with ECC's special-needs mission and DC footprint.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: National nonprofit operating therapeutic day schools, residential treatment, and behavioral health services for children with emotional and behavioral challenges. Directly comparable to ECC's historical therapeutic day school model and current special-needs foundation direction.

Broad incumbents

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Large national provider of childcare and after-school enrichment programs serving working families. Highly comparable to ECC's ASEP in customer segment (Pre-K through elementary families) and service mix (homework help, enrichment activities), though operating at dramatically larger scale.
• Kennedy Krieger Institute: Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins-affiliated institution serving children with special needs, developmental disabilities, and emotional challenges through education, therapy, and research. Represents the established, well-capitalized endpoint of the trajectory ECC's foundation pivot is attempting.
• Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services: Large New York-based nonprofit providing behavioral health, child welfare, and special-needs services to children and families. Comparable in faith-affiliated nonprofit structure and emotionally challenged children population.

Regional players

• Sasha Bruce Youthwork: Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit serving at-risk youth and families through residential, community-based, and enrichment programs. Comparable in DC nonprofit status, youth services focus, and reliance on community donations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ECCofDC

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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