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We’re hiring a Systems & Policy Change Manager!
The application deadline is November 23, 2025 at 11:59 pm Pacific. Apply now! Best Starts for Kids is hiring a Systems & Policy Change Manager to support our Communities of Opportunity investment. Job Duties Establish and maintain...
Child Care workers: join an upcoming summit to learn about the impact of government investments in the workforce
Join the upcoming Child Care Worker Summit November 15! If you work in a child care facility, or support child care work, register to attend the summit where you learn about findings from the Best Starts for Kids Child Care Worker Wage Boost...
We’re hiring a Child Care Evaluator!
The application deadline is November 15, 2025 at 11:59 pm Pacific. Apply now! Best Starts for Kids is hiring an evaluator to support our Child Care strategies. This position is centrally located within the Performance Measurement and Evaluation...
Learn about the child care workers enrolled in the Best Starts for Kids Child Care Wage Boost Pilot
Child care is the work that makes all other work possible. But for too long, child care workers have been underpaid and underrecognized for the essential work they do. We’re working to change that. That’s why we launched the Best...
Learn about King County’s child care workforce at an upcoming Best Starts webinar
The Best Starts for Kids Wage Boost Pilot is hosting a webinar Nov. 6 that will present learnings about King County’s child care workforce gathered from a 2025 survey. Register here to join us Thursday, November 6 from 1:30-2:45pm. ...
We’re hiring an Administrative Staff Assistant!
The application deadline is October 28, 2025 at 11:59 pm Pacific. Apply now! Best Starts for Kids is hiring an Administrative Staff Assistant to support the Best Starts for Kids leadership team consisting of cross-departmental teams in Public...
Our winter Best Starts playlist: rewatch info sessions for opportunities releasing in October – December, 2025
At Best Starts, we are working in deep partnership across the initiative to share open and upcoming opportunities with the community. If there is an opportunity that you are interested in learning more about and applying for, we encourage you to...
Our summer Best Starts playlist: rewatch info sessions for opportunities releasing in July – September, 2025
At Best Starts, we are working in deep partnership across the initiative to share open and upcoming opportunities with the community. If there is an opportunity that you are interested in learning more about and applying for, we encourage you to...
Spots available in 2025 Best Starts Workshops: Register now!
Best Starts for Kids offers no-cost, equity-centered workshops for prenatal-to-five early childhood providers in King County. Our Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health strategy has a few remaining workshops in 2025. View all...
The Best Starts for Kids 2025 Roadshow is heading to the Snoqualmie Valley!
If you work with pregnant people, babies, kids, or young people in King County, we hope to see you at one, or all, our stops this fall. The Best Starts Roadshow is all about bringing together our community partners, staff, and local city...
Best Starts Workshops
We offer equity-centered workshops for King County early childhood providers.
Best Starts for Kids Dashboard
This dashboard shows the impact of Best Starts funding across its eight investment areas: Child Care, Investing Early, Sustain the Gain, Youth and Family Homelessness Prevention Initiative, Communities of Opportunity, Capital Projects, Technical Assistance and Capacity Building, and Data and Evaluation.