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Current Memos
- March 12, 2026 - Changes to Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP), Extended Guardianship Assistance Program (EGAP) and chapter 110-85 WAC
- March 11, 2026 - Changes to Adoption Support policy
- February 10, 2026 - Changes to 1740 Child Protection Teams (CPT) Policy
- January 1, 2026 - Changes to Child Welfare Policy: 6650 and 6660
- July 1, 2025 - Changes to CA/N Definition
- July 1, 2025 - Changes to 4510. Respite for Licensed Foster Parents, Unlicensed Relative Caregiver and Other Suitable Persons policy
- March 11, 2025 - Changes to Child Welfare Policy: Adoption Support policy
- February 2, 2024 - Client De-escalation Training Update
- December 5, 2022 - Eliminating Initial Face-to-Face (IFF) Extensions
- September 23, 2022 - Near verbatim documentation when another agency is performing the interview
Current Memos
- July 1, 2025 - Changes to Reporting Abuse and Neglect of JR Youth policy
- February 12, 2024 - Point of Entry Screening, Prohibited Items, and Visitation
- July 25, 2023 - Critical Incident Review Referrals
- December 21, 2022 - Safety Welfare Checks, Prohibited Items, and Searches
- May 28, 2021 - Addressing Risk Assessment Tool Inequities - Updated
- June 26, 2020 - Process for Incarcerated Foster Youth in Juvenile Rehabilitation Facilities
- April 7, 2020 - Youth Use of Laptops as Education Tools
Current Memos
- January 30, 2026 - Changes to 3.20.70 Licensing Child Placing Agencies (CPA) and CPA Foster homes and Kinship Homes policy
- January 30, 2026 - Changes to 3.20.60 Licensing Group Care Facilities (GCF) policy
- January 30, 2026 - Changes to 3.20.40 Use of Administrative Approvals and Waivers on State Foster Homes policy
- January 30, 2026 - Changes to 3.15.40 Use of Administrative Approvals for Kinship Licenses policy
- Nov. 6, 2025 - Changes to the 3.20.80 Licensing Investigations on Foster Homes policy
- July 1, 2025-Changes to CA/N Definition
- July 1, 2025-Changes to 4510. Respite for Licensed Foster Parents, Unlicensed Relative Caregiver and Other Suitable Persons policy
- August 1, 2024-New Process for Multi-Licensed Providers-Child Care
- March 21, 2023-Expectations for in-person child care visits-UPDATED
- December 5, 2022 - Eliminating Initial Face-to-Face (IFF) Extensions Licensing Division
- December 1, 2022-WAC Interpretation for Traditional Food Resources Used by Tribes-Child Care
- November 30, 2022-Enforcement Actions (Suspensions, Revocations, Civil Penalties, Probation, Modifications-Child Care
- November 30, 2022-Processing License Transfer Applications-Child Care
- November 29, 2022-Managing Child Care Inspection Reports
- November 15, 2022-Alternate Bleach Solutions in School-Age Programs on School Premises-Child Care
- August 8, 2022-Distributing Child Care Applications Equitably
- November 15, 2019-Use of Photos/Videos in Licensed Child Care
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