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    Adoption

    Every child deserves a permanent, stable, loving family.

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    Find Early Learning/Child Care

    Get information to help make choices when searching for quality child care and early learning programs.

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    Become a Foster Parent or Kinship Caregiver

    You can make a difference in the life of a child, youth or sibling group.

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    Child Development Supports

    Early intervention services during the first three years can make a big difference in a child’s life.

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    Child Protective Services

    Get information to help you learn about and successfully navigate the child welfare system.

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    Getting Help

    Find out about benefits and programs available to families in Washington state.

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What's New

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    Unannounced On-Site Monitor Visits for Licensed Child Care Resume July 1, 2022
    June 15, 2022
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    Home Visiting Advisory Committee Provides Recommendations for Improvement
    June 15, 2022
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    Echo Glen Beauty School – A Cut Above!
    June 6, 2022
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    DCYF to Launch Online Foster Parent Application Process
    June 2, 2022
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    Family Home Provider July 2022 Cost of Care Rate Enhancement
    May 20, 2022
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    Child Care Subsidy Base Rate Increases for Center and FFN Providers Beginning July 1, 2022
    May 13, 2022
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    Foster Youth to Independence Program Sees Early Success in Kitsap County
    May 13, 2022
  • ECLIPSE Programming Expanding
    ECLIPSE Programming Expanding
    May 12, 2022
  • ECEAP Expands by 1,331 Slots for 2022-23 School Year
    ECEAP Expands by 1,331 Slots for 2022-23 School Year
    May 12, 2022
  • Holding Hope IECMHC Program Supports Social-Emotional Development in Youth
    Holding Hope IECMHC Program Supports Social-Emotional Development in Youth
    May 12, 2022
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