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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...
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...
When infrastructure and community spaces are safe and align with the community’s needs, children and families can be happy, healthy, and safe. Through our Capital Program Priority 2 request for proposals, Best Starts is supporting...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIwXpGmPNR-/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== A new survey of families who received the Best Starts subsidy shows the benefits of affordable child care for families. Our partners at...
This was originally posted on the Department of Community & Human Services Cultivating Connections blog. The Children, Youth, and Young Adult Division (CYYAD) works to ensure all young people in King County have equitable opportunities to be...
In the span of a little more than a year, 19-year-old Jordan Kinney shifted from feeling hopeless to securing a dream job, with help from King County youth programs. Earlier this year, we shared Jordan’s story, just after he had...
This was originally published on the Public Health - Seattle & King County Public Health Insider. Leer en Español In this final comic in a series about a group of chemicals known as “Forever Chemicals” or PFAS, we share ways that Public...
This was originally published on the Public Health - Seattle & King County Public Health Insider. Leer en Español This is the second comic in a series about a group of chemicals known as “Forever Chemicals” or PFAS, short for perfluoroalkyl...
This was originally published on the Public Health - Seattle & King County Public Health Insider. Leer en Español We’re learning that some chemicals found in common household products are alarmingly toxic. This is the first comic in a series...
About 160 people attended a School-Based Health Centers Retreat last week, discussing how partnership across agencies, school districts, organizations, and with community leaders can support the well-being of young people throughout King...
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.