Exciting Changes for Families on the Horizon

The passage of the Fair Start for Kids Act in May, provides DCYF with resources to stabilize child care, support providers in serving the children that come through their doors, and allows more families to access affordable, high-quality child care.

High-quality child care provides children with access to early learning experiences that help them develop the skills they need to be successful in school and beyond.

"We know one of the most effective things we can do [for justice-involved youth] is to bring peer-to-peer assistance to them.” – Gov. Jay Inslee

Licensed foster parents, past and present, are invited to join DCYF’s 2021 annual review of the Foster Parent Rights and Responsibilities document.

We are excited to announce that DCYF’s Naselle Youth Camp recently received the Performance-based Standards (PbS) Barbara Allen-Hagen