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This was originally posted on the Department of Community and Human Services Cultivating Connections blog. After over a decade with King County Department of Community and Human Services, Sheila Ater Capestany will depart the Children, Youth and...
This was originally posted on the DCHS Cultivating Connections Blog. Nearly 1,000 child care workers across King County received a pay increase in 2025 thanks to the Best Starts for Kids Child Care Worker Wage Boost Pilot. Through 2027, the...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIwXpGmPNR-/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== A new survey of families who received the Best Starts subsidy shows the benefits of affordable child care for families. Our partners at...
Editors note: This position was reposted April 25 with a new classification. We apologize that applicants who have already applied will need to reapply. We have updated this blog post to reflect the new link, and timeline. Best Starts is...
The Best Starts for Kids Child Care Subsidy waitlist is now open! Families can fill out this 5-minute form to be considered for child care funding available later this year. Join the waitlist here! Starting later in 2025, some families on the...
Children, young people, and families thrive when they have access to high-quality, equitable, and culturally relevant services and programs, and Best Starts partners with many small, culturally specific organizations to support those services....
This dashboard shows the impact of Best Starts funding across its eight investment areas: Child Care, Investing Early, Sustain the Gain, Youth and Family Homelessness Prevention Initiative, Communities of Opportunity, Capital Projects, Technical Assistance and Capacity Building, and Data and Evaluation.