DCYF Legislative Newsletter

Improving Outcomes for Washington's Children

Total Entries Into Out-of-Home Care (2018), With Puget Sound Detail

Total Entries into Out-of-Home Care Map

Total Placements By Office

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This map shows the total number of children entering out-of-home care in 2018, mapped out according to the child welfare offices across the state. The circles represent the total entries into out-of-home care for that child welfare office. Circles that are larger and darker blue represent larger number of out-of-home placements, where circles that are smaller and lighter blue demonstrate smaller numbers of out-of-home placements for that office. Labels dictate office name and display total number of entries below.


Home Visiting Slots in Washington by County

Map of Home Visiting Slots

This map displays the total number of home visiting slots funded by all federal, state, and local sources for each county in Washington. Larger blue circles indicate a higher number of home visiting slots in that county. There are only 7,329 home visiting slots across the state for the 125,800 eligible families.


Licensed Center 75th Percentile Rates versus Percentile Range, Toddlers

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Heat map shows the 75th percentile rate for licensed centers for toddlers, darker orange demonstrating higher rates and lighter orange lower rates. Circle represent the percentile range, or the percentile of private pay children currently enrolled that would be covered by the subsidy rate. Percentile ranges vary from 10%-40%.


Caseload ratio of all workers (child welfare), by office

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ECEAP Sites and Estimated Numbers of Unserved Children <200% FPL by Legislative District (June 2018)

ECEAP map of unservied children

Active ECEAP sites (as of June 2018) are shown as points. The boundaries for each legislative district are shown with an estimate of the number of children belonging to families with household income <200% FPL and who are unserved by ECEAP, Head Start, or other subsidized care. Darker shades of orange represent higher numbers of unserved children. Note that these unserved counts do not account for child care provided by family, friends, and neighbors.