The Circle of Security™ Project

Washington State Governor's Child Abuse Prevention Award by Governor Gary Locke and The Washington Council for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. April 2000

“Reported Effective Program” by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ office on Child Abuse and Neglect (OCAN), 2002.

“. . . The Regional Office recognizes Spokane's Early Head Start Program for its leadership in the area of Attachment and Bonding and its partnership with Marycliff Institute and the University of Virginia. The Regional Office has designated this work as an Exemplary Practice and recognizes it as a model for other programs. This designation will be shared with the Central Office in order to build upon and expand the base of Best Practices for Early Head Start.”

Summary statement from the Early Head Start Federal Review (June, 1999)