Formerly known as the Trauma Informed and Restorative Practices strategy, Liberation and Healing addresses trauma and its impacts on young people by promoting strengths-based social and emotional supports through three programs: Liberation and...
Best Starts partners with communities impacted by inequities to improve the spaces in which children, youth and families live, learn, work, and play and support sustainable, healthy behaviors and long-term positive outcomes. Through close...
High-quality after-school and summer programs support our children and young people’s education, social emotional well-being and overall health and well-being. In partnership with School’s Out Washington, Best Starts for Kids funds and partners...
The Child and Adolescent Immunizations strategy focuses on a key collaboration with the Washington Child Health Improvement Partnership (WA-CHIP), a regional collaboration of public and private partners that uses measure-based efforts and a...
The Workforce Development (WFD) strategy provides training, technical assistance, and peer learning opportunities to build the knowledge and skills of early childhood practitioners in three content areas: racial equity, infant and early...
Best Starts’ UDS strategy provides information, training, tools, and connections among providers to ensure all King County children receive culturally appropriate, high-quality developmental screening throughout early childhood. Early childhood...
Public Health—Seattle & King County’s Parent and Child Health Services provide a range of vital supports at home, clinic, and community settings to pregnant individuals and parenting families. The services address gaps in basic needs and...
Communities of color have long been charting the path forward on environmental justice. The Lead and Toxics Program (LTP) builds on this leadership to prevent childhood lead poisoning, identify and reduce exposures to environmental toxics, and...
The Innovation Supports strategy leverages the creativity and expertise of community to support innovative community-driven approaches and programs that meet the strengths and challenges of communities across King County. The Innovation Supports...
The Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) strategy focuses on improving social and emotional outcomes of young children 0-5 years old. Approaches include training and reflective consultation — a practice emerging from the...
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.