Early Start Act

  View the Early Start Act Supplemental Measures

Washington's Early Start Act, enacted in 2015, required DCYF to report on a number of measures related to the state’s implementation of Early Achievers. Additional legislation enacted in 2020 (SB 6507 Section 3 subsections 4-7), changed DCYF required reporting for Early Achievers from a comprehensive annual report to annual updates of online indicators. These indicators are reported annually through the display below and additional links which follow.

For a monthly snapshot of EA participating providers and their rating status, see the DCYF Early Achievers Data Dashboard.

In addition to reporting related to the Early Achievers Quality Rating & Improvement System, the Early Start Act requires DCYF to report:

• Indicators of childcare supply/demand at the local level and ECEAP program need by school district. For this information, see the DCYF Child Care and Early Learning Need and Supply Data Dashboard and the ECEAP and Head Start Saturation Study.