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Two capital projects completed: Children’s Therapy Center and Encompass Northwest
When infrastructure and community spaces are safe and align with the community’s needs, children and families can be happy, healthy, and safe. Through our Capital Program Priority 2 request for proposals, Best Starts is supporting...
Register for our King County Perinatal Providers Gathering: A Self Care Event on June 27
A collage of photos from the spring 2025 King County Perinatal Providers Gathering Register! Join us for the next King County Perinatal Providers Gathering on June 27, 2025, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm. This gathering is for King County birthworkers to...
We’re hiring a Prenatal to Five Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Program Manager!
The application deadline is June 7, 2025 at 11:59 pm Pacific. Apply now! Best Starts for Kids is hiring an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Strategy Lead (Project/Program Manager III) to improve the social and emotional outcomes...
2025: Summer activities for kids and young people
School is winding down, but you still have time to find a camp or summer activity that is low- or no-cost. Each year Best Starts highlights affordable activities and camps available to King County kids and young people. We will continually...
We’re hiring an Administrative Specialist III!
The application deadline is June 1, 2025 at 11:59 pm Pacific. Apply now! Best Starts for Kids is hiring an Administrative Specialist III to support the Best Starts for Kids leadership team consisting of cross-departmental teams in Public Health...
Announcing our Second Levy Evaluation Awardee
As part of our work to model effective supports for babies, kids, young people, and families, Best Starts invests in data and evaluation to measure success and identify opportunities for improvement. In February, Best Starts issued a...
Seeking input to improve the PICCOLO tool for home visiting programs
Best Starts in partnership with Start Early is hosting small group conversations to understand community members experience with the Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes...
King County Executive issues proclamation recognizing May 9 as Child Care Provider Appreciation Day
To recognize the vital work of child care workers, King County Executive Shannon Braddock issued a proclamation Friday designating May 9 as Child Care Provider Appreciation Day. Here’s how Best Starts supports child care in King County ...
Introducing Community Co-designed Guiding Principles for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
Relationships are essential to our social and emotional wellbeing. This is especially true for babies and very young children as they learn, explore, and form close relationships. Best Starts Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH)...
Non-Best Starts for Kids Funding Opportunities List – May to July deadlines
At Best Starts we are working to build long-term sustainable supports for our community so that every baby born and child raised is happy, healthy, safe and thriving. Part of building sustainable systems is recognizing we can’t do it all on our...
