High-quality early childhood education and care are essential for the development of young children. Qualified early childhood providers create safe, nurturing environments that support children’s physical, social, emotional, and intellectual growth.
Well-trained providers have the knowledge and skills to provide excellent care, ensuring Washington’s children, youth, and families receive the best possible support for their development.
Juvenile Rehabilitation and Evergreen State College celebrated 29 years of partnership that has resulted in an estimated 500 young people obtaining college prep courses.
The Family Separation Response Task Force continued to make progress throughout the month of March. Dozens of state partners met on March 4 and 25 to discuss the goals of the Task Force and to further explore the impacts on families and children affected by separation due to deportation and immigration-related detention.
DCYF’s Office of Tribal Relations (OTR) invites you to the Statewide Active Efforts Virtual Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
DCYF staff will join families and advocates at the Capitol building on Friday, March 28 to plant thousands of silver and blue pinwheels as part of Child Abuse Prevention Month.
The annual Pinwheels for Prevention campaign is anticipated to attract hundreds to Olympia for the annual planting near the water fountain starting at 2 p.m.
The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is hosting a webinar from 3 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, 2025, to provide updates on the 2025 Legislative Session. You will hear updates on the funding included for DCYF in the proposed House and Senate budgets and other proposals affecting DCYF.
Language access support is now available on DCYF's website in 19 different languages. Visit DCYF's homepage and click on the globe icon at the top-left of your screen. Here, you can select from a list of languages, including English, Spanish, and Somali.
While social workers should always be celebrated for the difficult and critical work they do, March is Social Work Month, a special time to share gratitude. The theme for this year’s national celebration is “Compassion + Action.”
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) reminds licensed child care providers that the 2025 Child Care Complex Needs Fund application will be closing at 5 p.m. on March 19, 2025.
