Announcements

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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...

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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...

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We’re hiring three Best Starts Strategy Leads!

The application deadline is 11:59 pm March 14, 2026 Pacific. Best Starts for Kids is hiring three Strategy Leads to lead Best Starts' Transitions to Adulthood, Stopping the School to Prison Pipeline and Liberation and Healing from Systemic...

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Introducing the new Best Starts blog! 

We’re excited to introduce the new Best Starts for Kids blog! Best Starts partnered with Resource Media to redesign and create a site that is responsive, accessible, easy to navigate, and aligned with our core values. Thank you to our community...

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Announcing 61 Investing Early RFP awardees 

Children grow up healthy and thrive when expecting parents, babies, and young children are supported during their critical development years alongside their families and caregivers. Through our Investing Early Together request for proposals,...

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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.

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