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We’re hiring an Early Supports Supervisor!
The application deadline is May 2, 2026 at 11:59 pm Pacific. Best Starts for Kids is hiring an Early Supports Supervisor to lead and support a team responsible for planning, implementing, and continuously improving King County's Early Support...
Now accepting applications for the Lead in Traditional Eyeliner: Community Outreach and Education RFA – apply by May 29!
We are excited to share that the Lead in Traditional Eyeliner: Community Outreach and Education Request for Applications (RFA) is now open! This funding opportunity closes on Friday, May 29, 2026 at 2:00 pm. ...
Register for the First-Ever King County Youth Leadership Summit!
Registration is open for the King County Youth Leadership Summit and we want you to be part of this historic day! Designed by and for young people, this summit is a unique opportunity for leaders and aspiring changemakers ages 14-24 to gather...
2026 Summer activities for kids and young people
We know that many parents and caregivers are looking for summer camps and activities that are low- or no-cost. Each year Best Starts highlights affordable activities and camps available to King County kids and young people. We will continually...
Everything you need to know: Culturally Responsive Measurement Tool- Protective Factors
Measuring protective factors is a strengths-based way of understanding the health and well-being of families and communities. The Culturally Responsive Measurement Tool – Protective Factors (CRMT-PF) is a 22-question survey that measures...
Announcing the Communications Partner for the Child Care Worker Wage Boost Pilot
Child care workers provide an essential service to our children, families, community and economy, but most child care workers live near or under the poverty line. Best Starts is investing in the child...
For early childhood providers: apply to join a Community Circle by April 24
Community Circles are for early childhood providers who work with children prenatal-to-five years old in King County to connect with peers who have shared experiences. Participants meet in monthly small groups (April to December 2026) on a...
Measuring Indigenous identities: learnings from Best Starts’ evaluation team
The exclusion and erasure of Indigenous people in data is rooted in colonial research practices that are deeply embedded in Western systems of data. Indigenous people have always a collected, analyzed, and shared data in their own ways that have been ignored and discounted by many “mainstream” data projects. This underscores the need to rethink race and ethnicity measures with Indigenous people, organizations, and Native nations.
Save the date: King County Youth Leadership Summit on May 30
Save the date for King County's Youth Leadership Summit! This is a conference to unite young leaders and aspiring change makers from across all regions of King County. What: King County Youth Leadership Summit When: Saturday, May 30, 2026, 9:00...
Register for the IECMH Summit on May 15-16
Registration is now open for Best Starts Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Summit on May 15-16, 2026! We invite all King County providers to enhance knowledge in community and solidarity. Centering the baby in all sessions...
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.