DCYF Connections Newsletter | Spring 2025

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Attention Washington State Child Care Providers!

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Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families sent this bulletin at 03/03/2025 10:30 AM PST

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Spring 2025

There are many ways to get involved with DCYF, whether you are a parent/caregiver, service provider, or legislator. Visit DCYF Committees & Advisory Groups: At A Glance for more.

If you are interested in attending any of these meetings, please reach out to Community Engagement at dcyf.communityengagement@dcyf.wa.gov to receive the meeting invite information once available.

Are you passionate about shaping the future of early learning in Washington State? Join our Provider Supports Subcommittee—a space dedicated to discussing and advising on the key issues that impact childcare providers like you!

This group provides a platform to share insights and influence policies on:

Licensing policies and WAC changes
Agency request legislation and administrative concerns
Subsidy rules, rates, and funding
Early Achievers procedures and protocols…and more!

Your voice matters. Be part of the conversation and help to shape the future of child care in Washington!

Advisory Group Meetings
Additional Meetings
Member Announcements
Updates
News You May Have Missed
Stay Connected

Constituent Relations provides a fair and courteous process for resolving and responding to constituent complaints or concerns about child welfare cases, foster homes, and child care programs. It also provides information about DCYF programs, policies, services, the dependency process, foster care licensing, child care licensing, and contracts.

ConstRelations@dcyf.wa.gov
1-800 723-4831 | 360-902-8060

Racial Equity and Impact (REI) Citizen Review Panel (CRP) Monthly Meeting | March 3, 2025
Children, Youth, and Families (CYF) Statewide CRP Monthly Meeting | March 11, 2025
Parent Advisory Group (PAG) Meeting | March 19, 2025
Provider Supports Subcommittee Meeting | March 19, 2025
Prevention, Investigation, and Family Services (PIFS) CRP Monthly Meeting | March 20, 2025

Early Learning Advisory Council (ELAC) Meeting | April 1, 2025
REI CRP Monthly Meeting | April 7, 2025
CYF Statewide CRP Monthly Meeting | April 8, 2025
PIFS CRP Monthly Meeting | April 17, 2025
WA-PCJJ Quarterly Council Meeting | April 17, 2025
- Visit the Office of Juvenile Justice webpage for information or email alexi.castilla@dcyf.wa.gov to sign up to receive the OJJ Quarterly Newsletter.
Home Visiting Advisory Committee (HVAC) Meeting | April 17, 2025

CRP In-Person Meetings | May 5-6, 2025
Children’s Justice Task Force In-Person Meetings | May 6-7, 2025
PAG Meeting | May 21, 2025
Provider Support Subcommittee Meeting | May 21, 2025

Indian Child Welfare (ICW) Subcommittee Meeting | March 12, 2025
Negotiated Rule Making (NRM) Foster Care WACs with Parents Whose Children were in Foster Care | March 12, 2025
Indian Policy Early Learning (IPEL) Meeting | March 17, 2025
Community Child Care Conversations - Grays Harbor & Mason County | March 20, 2025
Community Child Care Conversations - Bellevue/North King County | March 22, 2025
Region 3 Quarterly 1624 Team Meetings | March 27, 2025

ICW Subcommittee Meeting | April 9, 2025
NRM Foster Care WACs with Parents Whose Children were in Foster Care | April 9, 2025

NRM Foster Care WAC Revisions Meeting | May 7, 21, and 28, 2025
Community Child Care Conversations - For providers supported by Renton DCYF Child Care Licensing Office| May 10, 2025
ICW Subcommittee Meeting | May 14, 2025
IPEL Meeting | May 19, 2025

Congratulations and welcome to the new Advisory Group members!

Patti Bailey – ELAC, filling the representative of licensed family home providers seat
Muriel Herrera-Velasquez – ELAC, filling the Pierce County, Early Childhood Network coalition seat
Victoria Hilt – ELAC, filling the Olympic-Kitsap Peninsula coalition seat

2025 Fair Start for Kids Act (FSKA) Recommendations Report

Ongoing Community Engagement support for rulemaking activities.
Athena Group agency-wide community engagement framework.

Adoption Support Newsletter – For those interested in DCYF's Adoption Support Program.
Caregiver Connection – Current/prospective foster parents and kinship caregivers.
Early Care and Education Newsletter – Licensed child care providers, child care centers, school-age programs, Tribal early learning, ECEAP, Early Achievers, etc.
Engaging Fathers Newsletter – Parent representation groups, caregivers, and court partners.
Juvenile Rehabilitation Newsletter – Community partners and those interested in updates from DCYF's JR facilities.
Office of Tribal Relations Newsletter – Tribal partners and tribal-serving organizations.
Strengthen Families Locally – For parents, volunteers, community agencies, schools, and tribal partners.
Thriving Families Monthly Round Up – For those impacted by the Thriving Families initiative (licensed group care facilities, parent representative groups, residential and congregate care facilities, visitation providers, CPAs).

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