Early Childhood Equity Grant Now Available
The Fair Start for Kids Act (FSKA) directs the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to distribute Early Childhood Equity Grant funds to eligible applicants.
The Fair Start for Kids Act (FSKA) directs the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to distribute Early Childhood Equity Grant funds to eligible applicants.
Through the Child Care Stabilization Grant, DCYF has distributed over $327 million to 5,883 providers helping them stay open during the COVID-19 pandemic to care for children and ensure working families have access to high-quality child care.
DCYF's Adolescent Programs and Youth Villages recently awarded new contracts to Catholic Charities of Central Washington<
Beginning July 1, 2022, child care licensors from the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) will conduct all monitor visits unannounced and on-site. The visits will use a baseline checklist that focuses on the highest risk Washington Administrative Codes (WAC) and those that are necessary to meet federal requirements.