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In recognition of the essential work of child care workers, King County Executive Dow Constantine issued a proclamation designating May 10, 2024 as Child Care Provider Appreciation Day. Read the full proclamation here or below! ...
The Best Starts team was heartbroken by the passing of our colleague and friend, Kimberly Walker. In honor of her powerful work in the community in King County and beyond, King County Executive Dow Constantine issued a proclamation designating...
We are deeply saddened to share the news that our beloved friend and colleague, Kimberly Walker, passed away. Kimberly joined the Best Starts for Kids team in 2019 as the 5 – 24 Policy and Program Manager. In her role, Kimberly...
King County, Auburn Mountainview High School and Sea Mar Community Health Centers celebrated the opening of the first school-based health center located in the Auburn School District March 7. School-based health centers offer health...
Important Announcement! Please share this message (currently available in 10 languages) with child care providers, families, and communities. This post has been updated to include an Arabic, Dari, and Pashto translation. English Do...
This was originally posted on the Department of Community & Human Services blog. A message from Department of Community & Human Services Director, Leo Flor on the outgoing Best Starts leadership team. Since King County voters first...
This was originally posted on the Department of Community & Human Services blog. Last week, Dr. Gupta joined King County Executive Dow Constantine, DCHS Director Leo Flor, students, a parent of an alumni, and staff for a tour of the...
After a robust process that drew a competitive and open pool of applicants and included multiple stages of interviews with Best Starts staff and community partners, we are excited to announce our new Best Starts of Kids Co-leads: Jamalia Jones...
In recognition of the important work of child care providers, King County Executive Dow Constantine issued a proclamation designating May 12 as Child Care Provider Appreciation Day. "Child care workers are invaluable to our community and we...
Students, community partners, King County Executive Dow Constantine, and Best Starts and King County leadership, celebrated the opening of a new school-based health center at Highline High School in Burien last month. School-based health...
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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.