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Welcome to our new website!
We’re proud to reveal a new look that we feel better reflects our department today. We hope you like it!
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MERIT
MERIT is Washington’s online portal to document and recognize the professional achievements of early care and education and school-age professionals in Washington.
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Early Achievers
Early Achievers, High-Quality Early Learning Programs Help Get Every Child Ready for Kindergarten. Enroll Now!
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Child Care Check
Please consider carefully the choices that you make in searching for quality child care and early learning programs.
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Early Achievers
Early Support for Infant and Toddlers (ESIT)
Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP)
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Strengthening Families Washington
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Early Achievers
Healthiest Next Generation
Strengthening Families Washington
Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP)
Professional Development
Getting Help Paying for Childcare
Government
Upcoming Events
In the News
OLYMPIA, WA – As of Aug. 1, 2016, the majority of non-school age children receiving child care subsidies in Washington are being cared for by providers who are committed to high-quality early learning experiences. The 2015 Early Start Act created a mandate for quality improvement via participation in the State’s Early Achievers system.
OLYMPIA, WA – Eleven programs were awarded funding from the Community Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) federal funding source for the 2016/2017 fiscal year.
Olympia, WA and New York, NY—Many 3- and 4-year olds across the nation still lack access to high-quality preschool education despite modest gains in enrollment, quality, and funding, according to an annual report by the nonpartisan National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) at Rutgers University.
OLYMPIA - The Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) is Washington's pre-Kindergarten program that prepares 3- and 4-year-old children from low-income families for success in school and in life. The Department of Early Learning (DEL) oversees this program.
DEL Blog
September is National Childhood Obesity Month and it's time to get back to school for many Washington kids! This is a good time to re-commit to eating healthy, getting more active and spend less time in front of TVs, computers, and other screen time devices.