Best Starts for Kids is a community-driven initiative to support every baby born and child raised in King County to reach adulthood happy, healthy, safe, and thriving. Supported by King County voters in 2015 and 2021, the initiative now includes additional funding for child care and capital projects.
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Our 2024 Impact
People Impacted
Invested in King County
Community Partners
New and Continuing Programs
Our Approach
Promotion
We increase positive opportunities available to babies, children, young people, and their families.
Prevention
We decrease factors that may prevent babies, children, and young people from growing up to be healthy and happy.
Early Intervention
We intervene early to support children and young people who need additional resources to succeed.
Policy & Systems Change
We work to change systems and policies so that all communities in the region can thrive and prosper regardless of race or place.
Our Commitment to Equity and Anti-Racism
Best Starts for Kids holds equity central to our work and we aspire to root out deeply entrenched systems of racism. We partner with communities and invest in community expertise to support where need is greatest.
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Upcoming Events and Learning Opportunities
Catch up on our March Best Starts for Kids Open House: recordings!
Best Starts for Kids hosted our first Open House of the year March 4, but if you feel like you missed out, don’t worry, we got you covered. If you’re curious about the upcoming funding opportunities, and want to learn more, we captured the recordings and other...
Seattle/King County Clinic returns in April 2025
Seattle/King County Clinic returns for its 10th year on April 24-27, 2025, 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 at Seattle Center. No identification or...
Best Starts hosting Virtual Open House March 4 for Quarter 1 and 2 funding opportunities
Best Starts for Kids is hosting a Virtual Open House March 4 so community partners have an opportunity to learn more about upcoming funding opportunities and resources. Register! We have four sessions attendees can join at the March Virtual Open House where they...
