The 2024 Legislature passed House Bill (HB) 2124, expanding eligibility for Working Connections Child Care (WCCC), effective Nov. 1, 2024.

DCYF will make changes that will impact some license-exempt Family, Friend and Neighbor (FFN) providers’ tax filings.

Over 30 tribal-serving organizations, including 13 tribal nations, are receiving nearly $3.7 million in funds from the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to provide early learning, child care, prenatal, and home visiting programs to tribal children.

Child care providers have asked for regular meetings with DCYF to discuss their challenges and receive timely answers to their questions concerning child care policy, rules, and other relevant topics. In response, DCYF has organized community child care forums across the state.