ECEAP Funded Slot Growth

ECEAP Funded Slot Growth

The Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) provides child-centered, individualized preschool education and health coordination services on a foundation of strengths-based family support. The Fair Start for Kids Act (FSKA) requires that by July 2026, ECEAP services be available for all eligible children. As a result, ECEAP is expanding throughout Washington State, and DCYF is monitoring its growth as part of our priority to create a high-quality, integrated B-8 system.

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Funded ECEAP Slots, by Type, School Years 2015-2024

  Stacked area chart showing the number of funded ECEAP slots, by type, for the school years 2015-2024. The number of Working Day slots has steadily increased from 492 to 916 over those years. The number of School Day slots has also steadily increased, from 1,450 to 9,042, while the number of Part Day slots rose from 9,749 to a peak of 10,387 in 2018-2019 and 2020-2021 and has been steadily decreasing since the following year, to 6,247 slots in the 2024-2025 school year.
 
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