What Makes Our Program Unique.
Bayview Intergenerational Children’s Center offers a unique
opportunity for interaction with people of many generations
because residents of Bayview, one of Seattle’s finest Life Plan
Communities, have chosen to share their home with children.
The Children’s Center is located in the Terrace Building’s Queen
Anne Drive Way entrance, offering a special climate of warmth,
caring, laughter, respect, and learning for children both young
and old. From infants through preschoolers, children receive
unique enrichment as they enjoy interacting with “Grandmas
and Grandpas” throughout the Bayview Community.
Our center was designed by an architect to be child-centered
and child-sized, from the bathroom fixtures to the classroom
shelves. We have a spacious indoor playground that includes a
loft, a climber and room to run. We have access to Bayview’s
amenities and have an outdoor playground.
A unique aspect to life at Bayview is the interaction between
children and older adults. The goal of intergenerational
interaction is for all generations to feel the support, concern,
interest and caring of others; to increase meaningful and
beneficial contact between generations, and to provide
opportunities for older adults to share language, heritage and
culture. Curriculum that fosters positive attitudes towards age,
disability, and older adults is integrated into the life of this
center.