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We’re hiring a Data Team Intern!
Best Starts for Kids is hiring a Data Team Intern III (Graduate Intern) to support several evaluation projects with our Technical Assistance and Capacity Building program and Communities of Opportunity team. This internship is anticipated to...
Non-Best Starts for Kids Funding Opportunities List – October to December deadlines
Editor's note 10/14/25: This post has been updated to include two need funding opportunities on page 3 of the Upcoming Funding Opportunities list (Washington State Department of Health and Baby Safety Foundation - October 24, 2025 proposal...
Supportive Childcare Provider Alliance: Built by and for providers
This year, Supportive Childcare Provider Alliance (SCPA) celebrated 27 childcare providers who completed the SCPA Childcare Business 101 training series. The series is designed for new, emerging, and existing childcare providers, who attended 10...
The Best Starts for Kids 2025 Roadshow is heading to the Eastside!
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...
Now accepting applications for the Promoting First Relationships – Agency Training Project 2026 – apply by November 4!
We are excited to share that the Best Starts for Kids Promoting First Relationships – Agency Training Project 2026 request for applications (RFA) is now open! This funding opportunity closes on Tuesday, November 4 at 2PM, please submit your...
Centering Black Excellence in Early Support for Infants and Toddlers: Register for a Community Conversation!
Best Starts Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) strategy is hosting community conversations on Centering Black Excellence within ESIT. Conversations will be facilitated by Adana Protonentis and are designed to uplift and center the...
Register for our Family Engagement Resource Fair on October 11!
Best Starts Positive Family Connections strategy is hosting a Family Engagement Resource Fair! Enjoy free food, family activity kits, and learn about community resources and family programs. What: Family Engagement Resource Fair ...
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...
Non-Best Starts for Kids Funding Opportunities List – September to November deadlines
Editor’s note 9/23/25: This post has been updated to include a new funding opportunity on page 7 of the Upcoming Funding Opportunities list (Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce: World Cup Ready Grants). At Best Starts we are working to...
Now accepting applications for the Prenatal to Five Innovation Fund RFP – apply by October 3!
We are excited to share that the Prenatal to Five (P-5) Innovation Fund Request for Proposals (RFP) is now open! Proposals for this funding opportunity are accepted on an open and continuous basis: Round 1 applications due: May 9,...
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.