Washington’s commitment to lived experts and advisory councils is reflected in this sampling of key advisory structures: • Early Learning Advisory Council: Comprises DCYF leaders and parents, child care providers, health and safety experts, legislators, tribal nations, and others interested in early learning. Provides input and to DCYF and ensures strategies are well informed and supported. • Provider Supports Subcommittee: A subcommittee of the Early Learning Advisory Council. Discusses and advises on services related to child-care licensing, including policies, procedures, and support mechanisms for providers. • Community Child Care Forums: Unites child care providers. Offers opportunities to engage with DCYF leadership, receive updates, etc. • Parent Advisory Group: Includes diverse families of children with developmental and special needs with representation from the six service regions. The advisory promotes parental participation in decision-making and acts as a sounding board for actions, topics, and questions that influence DCYF’s future. • State Interagency Coordinating Council: Advocates for early intervention services tailored to the needs of infants and toddlers with disabilities and provides advice and support to DCYF and other state agencies on the coordinated system of early supports, early-intervention policy and coordination opportunities. • County Interagency Coordinating Councils (34 serving 39 counties): Focus on increasing community capacity for early intervention programming and making services more accessible to families locally. • Foster Parent 1624 Consultation Teams (6 regional teams): Composed of foster parents and DCYF employees. Discuss statewide concerns and offer a forum for collaboration to enhance the foster care system. • Home Visiting Advisory Committee: Includes home-visiting providers, advocates, state agency partners, and other professionals. Oversees and guides home-visiting system-development, programs, concentrating on developing and growing services while making sure initiatives are effectively designed and carried out to assist families.
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