Best Starts is a voter-approved initiative to support every baby born or child raised in King County, Washington to reach adulthood happy, healthy, safe, and thriving.

Register for equity-centered workshops for King County early childhood providers. Learn more! Subscribe to our blog & newsletter to receive the latest updates. Best Starts is a voter-approved initiative to support every baby born or child raised in King County, Washington to reach adulthood happy, healthy, safe, and thriving.

Through comprehensive supports from prenatal development to adulthood, Best Starts for Kids catalyzes strong starts in early childhood and sustains those gains as kids progress to adulthood, launching King County’s kids on a path to lifelong health and well-being.

Mar 31, 2022 · Meet our 14 new BSK capacity building consultants – who we call capacity builders – below! Capacity builders offer individualized, responsive coaching and training to support organizations’ capabilities. Best Starts matches organizations with capacity builders according to their needs.

The calendar below shares upcoming Request for Proposal (RFP) funding opportunities from the beginning of 2022 and staggered throughout the year. We encourage everyone to subscribe to our newsletter and blog to receive notices when a new funding opportunity is released and information about quarterly virtual open houses! Do you have any questions?

Feb 10, 2025 · Best Starts for Kids (BSK): is considered the most comprehensive approach to child development in the nation. Best Starts invests an average of $65 million per year to support King County families and children so that babies are born healthy, children thrive, and young people grow into happy, healthy adults.

Best Starts for Kids is a King County voter-approved initiative to support every baby born or child raised in King County to reach adulthood happy, healthy, safe, and thriving.

May 25, 2022 · In 2018, Best Starts for Kids’ (BSK) Prenatal to Five Innovation Fund began partnering with 13 community organizations across King County seeking to implement new or adapted approaches to support young children, caregivers and families, and service providers.

Sep 11, 2023 · Sheila and Marcy have nurtured a culture within their team that blends science-based, community-based, and data-driven strategies. Sheila and Marcy have led the way for the County in prioritizing babies from their earliest days to their transition into youth and adulthood when growth and development are happening at remarkable rates.

Nov 3, 2023 · After King County voters renewed the Best Starts for Kids levy in 2021, King County’s Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) started a new child care subsidy program that provides financial assistance so more than 2,000 children and their families can afford child care.