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DCYF outlines Fair Start for Kids recommendations aligned with Access and Living Wage plan
Summary
Department of Children, Youth, and Families staff reviewed how Fair Start for Kids report recommendations were merged with the agency's Access and Living Wage Implementation Plan, emphasizing three goals for child care access, workforce compensation, and facilities, and identifying items considered out of scope.
Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) officials presented an overview of recommendations from the Fair Start for Kids (FSK) report and how those recommendations were aligned with the agency's Access and Living Wage Implementation Plan at a special Early Learning Advisory Council (ELAC) webinar. Diana Stokes, Access and Living Wage Manager in DCYF's Early Learning Division, led the presentation and described the recommendations DCYF will carry forward.
The FSK recommendations were reorganized to align with the implementation plan: DCYF consolidated previous priorities into three goals focused on (1) improving child care access and affordability, (2) supporting a thriving early care and education workforce, and (3) ensuring adequate facilities for system expansion. Stokes said the goals include creating what the agency described as a child care guarantee for Washington families who need and choose care, changes to Working Connections eligibility and…
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