The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is hosting a webinar from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9 to discuss the agency's 2025 budget investments. Join the webinar to hear about DCYF's investments in the 2025-2027 Governor’s budget and learn about proposed funding levels for DCYF, including our 2025 Legislative Session requests.

The Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) is pleased to share information about several upcoming Comprehensive Qualified Expert Witness (QEW) trainings in the new year.

A few moments ago, Governor-elect Ferguson announced Rep. Tana Senn as the next Secretary of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families.  You can find the announcement in the attached release. 

Four young people at Green Hill School are the latest cohort to graduate from the Trades Experience Pre-Apprenticeship (TEPA) program, which provides the knowledge and trade skills required to enter the construction industry.  

The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) has updated its Mandatory Reporter training to highlight the distinction between families in need of support versus child abuse and neglect, and the importance of connecting those families to res

DCYF published and distributed the Early Care and Education Newsletter | December 2024 | January 2025 (English | Español | Soomaali) on Thursday, Dec. 5.

Those interested in child care and early learning news and information can read and learn about:

The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) and the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) have entered into a historic agreement that will provide support for child protective services, foster care, dependency guardianship, termination of parental rights, and adoption proceedings.