Parents & Family

Parents are their children's first and most important teacher. At the Department of Early Learning (DEL), we work to provide parents with the information and resources they need to make the best early learning choices for their family.

How do I find out about...

• Contacting the Department of Early Learning (DEL)
• Finding the right child care or preschool setting for my family
• Getting help paying for child care or preschool
• Healthy child development
• How to use my local resource and referral agency to find child care
• Other resources for early learning information
• The benefits of licensed child care
• The Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS)

Top Downloads for Parents & Family

• Choosing Child Care [517K]
• Choosing Child Care (Spanish) [316K]
• Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) brochure [250K]
• Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) brochure (Spanish) [233K]
• Washington State Early Learning and Development Benchmarks [60.6MB]
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Related Websites

Talaris Institute: Raising socially and emotionally healthy children

Thrive by Five Washington

U.S. Consumer Product & Safety Commission: Recalls and Product Safety

Washington Association for the Education of Young Children

Washington State Child Care Resource & Referral Network

Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction: K-12 Education

Zero to Three

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