Over 30 tribal-serving organizations, including 13 tribal nations, are receiving nearly $3.7 million in funds from the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to provide early learning, child care, prenatal, and home visiting programs to tribal children.

Child care providers have asked for regular meetings with DCYF to discuss their challenges and receive timely answers to their questions concerning child care policy, rules, and other relevant topics. In response, DCYF has organized community child care forums across the state.

The Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs (GOIA) has published the 2024 Centennial Accord Agency Highlights report. This annual report is mandated under Washington state’s government-to-government relationship with Indian tribes (RCW 43.376).

More than half of the children and youth in foster care are being placed with relatives in Washington State as the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) continues to embrace a kin-first culture.