DCYF held two Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) provider design sessions in June, co-facilitated with Imagine Learning. The groups met for four hours to decide how best to provide trauma-informed support to early childhood professionals.
As directed by the Fair Start for Kids Act (FSKA), the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is launching a comprehensive effort to grow trauma-informed and healing-centered supports for early childhood professionals.
To stabilize, support and grow a diverse early learning workforce in a way that expands access to high-quality care, the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) has offered multiple grant opportunities to child care providers since October 2021.
Home visiting programs offer a range of services for expectant parents and families with newborns and young children. These services nurture the attachment between parent and child and enrich parents' capacity to support their children's physical, social, and emotional development.