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Our Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Strategy and Child Care Health Consultation Strategy invites all King County child care providers and child care health consultants to our new 9-month program: The World Around Me: Grounding Infant...
The Culturally Responsive Measurement Tool - Protective Factors (CRMT-PF) is an instrument to measure protective factors in families with young children. Measuring protective factors is a strengths-based approach to understanding families’...
Best Starts Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health strategy is excited to start a new Community of Practice for providers who support children aged prenatal to five in King County: Transformation, Healing & Liberation in Reflective...
At Best Starts, we know a consistent and supportive family presence can make a big difference for young people. Our Positive Family Connections strategy partners with community to strengthen and build positive relationships between young people...
Best Starts is hosting a third and final Capital Program Open House for 2023! Join us for a presentation on the Best Starts Capital Program to learn more about upcoming funding opportunities. We will discuss our Priority 1 funding round, which...
Best Starts Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) strategy works to strengthen the social-emotional development of young children ages 0-5 and the ability of providers and caregivers to support children in forming close relationships....
King County is excited to host the 34th Annual Developmental Disabilities and Delays Legislative Forum, which will be in person once again! Doors open 6 pm Thursday, December 7th, 2023 at the Southcenter Hilton DoubleTree Suites...
Best Starts is hosting a second Capital Program Open House! Join us for a presentation on the Best Starts Capital Program to learn more about upcoming funding opportunities. We will discuss our Priority 1 funding round, which will be released in...
Seattle/King County Clinic returns February 15-18, 2024, and will provide FREE dental, vision, and medical services to anyone who struggles to access and/or afford care on a first-come, first-served basis. No ID is required and interpreters will...
Best Starts for Kids is pleased to announce our two keynote speakers for this year’s Best Starts for Kids 2023 Summit. We will be welcoming Dr. Timmie Foster as our Keynote speaker and Erandy Flores as the Youth Inspiration Keynote...
We offer equity-centered workshops for King County early childhood providers.
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.