Our Mission.
To serve our children and their families by providing loving care and education. Through the incorporation of research-driven best practices and gentle guidance, to be a beacon of excellence in the field of early learning.
Our Dream.
To be the most trusted early childhood center in the islands: where innovation, compassion, and community come together to nurture lifelong learners.
Our Vision.
At Hope Harbor, we believe every child deserves a place to grow, explore, and belong.
Our state-of-the-art approach blends developmental best practices with child-led inquiry. Amidst the warmth of a trusted community to provide an inclusive environment where everyone had the right to attend and thrive.
Our educators are perpetual learners, always honing our expertise and understanding surrounding early learning, brain development, and how children are nurtured best. We value partnerships with families and we foster curiosity, creativity, and confidence, starting from the very first day.
Meet Rebecca.
Rebecca Hope comes to our community with 20 years of experience in the field of early childhood education, including currently serving as the Executive Director at Lopez Children’s Center, and previously serving for 8 years as the Head of School at St. Michael’s Episcopal Day School in Austin, Texas. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Multicultural and Urban Education from Santa Clara University, and a Master’s Degree in International and Comparative Education from UCLA. Rebecca has led the development and expansion of early childhood centers in 10 different states while working as a Project Manager on the new center opening team of Children’s Creative Learning Centers/Kindercare. She helped clients – including Stanford, GWU, UVA, Thomas Jefferson University, CDC, FDA, USDA and more – develop and build on-site childcare facilities. In addition to the aforementioned roles in the early childhood field, Rebecca has conducted Reggio Emilia curriculum and pedagogy training workshops at various centers across the country, led overseas relief and development trips throughout South East Asia, and worked for large educational non-profits such as Teach For America, Head Start, and America Reads. She was born and raised in the San Juan Islands, her parents school founders as well (Ted and Peg Hope, of Spring Street International School) and she currently lives on Lopez Island with her Husband, Matt and their 3 children: Piper, Boden, and Ronan.