One of DCYF's critical tasks is to strengthen the linkages between our state's child welfare and early learning systems.
The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is establishing a pilot project to determine the feasibility of a center or school-age child care license category for multi-site programs operating under one owner or entity.
Story provided by DCYF partner Kindering.
Are you interested in starting or expanding Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) services? The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) has released the Request for Application (RFA) for ECEAP Expansion for 2022-2023.
The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is working with Third Sector to select teams across the agency to identify and incorporate key quality and outcome measures in contracts for client services as part of an agencywide shift to an outcomes-oriented performance-based contracting (PBC) mo
Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, a revised law has new child restraint requirements for children under 16 years old who are being transported in a vehicle.
The Washington Child Passenger Restraint Law (RCW 46.61.687) requires the following:
