Child Care in Crisis

InvestigateWest is examining the broken child-care system in Washington state and the U.S. at large.

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For Parents

Find licensed child care using the phone number (250 languages spoken) or online search tool at:
https://childcareawarewa.org/families/

Find information about help paying for child care in the section “Need help to pay:”
https://childcareawarewa.org/families/

Find information about a child care provider’s Early Achievers rating (a voluntary state quality program), complaints, inspections and more:
https://www.findchildcarewa.org/

Find information about “Family, Friend, and Neighbor” providers, including training and possibly some financial support.
https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/services/early-learning-providers/ffn
https://imaginewa.org/family-friends-and-neighbors-training/