Improving the Quality of Child Care
United Way of King County is focused on making quality child care accessible to low-income families. We support child care quality improvement, educating family, friend and neighbor caregivers and providing training for child care providers on working with children with special needs.
When young children receive high quality care, the positive effects last into early adulthood and beyond, particularly for children from low-income home environments. Children arriving at kindergarten who have been in the safe care of nurturing adults who spent time talking and playing with them, who have had social experiences with other young children and who have been read and sung to and told stories are prepared to succeed in school and beyond.
The state of child care in King County:
Monthly child care prices
- 54 percent children under 5 are in regularly scheduled care
- 25 percent of parents surveyed by Communities Count said their 0-6-year-old child was in “family, friend and neighbor” car
Learn more:
- Intervening Early
- Keeping Kids Safe
- Supporting Parents
- Early Learning Impact Plan
- Early Learning Investments
