Childcare Resources
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-To get Childcare in your area and/or need help paying for child care, please call the Childcare Aware Family Center at 1-800-446-1114, so a referral specialist can assist you. If you need an interpreter, they will provide one.
If you are looking for a childcare in the area, apply here:
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Updated-12/18/2020
Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Child Care Subsidy Programs (Learn More) Links to an external site.
- Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) helps eligible families pay for child care while they work, look for work or go to school. Families qualify for help based on their income.
- To get connected with WCCC, meet with a BFET Counselor: Faye Melton Fmelton@rtc.edu Links to an external site.and Bilal Abdallah Babdallah@rtc.edu Links to an external site.
- Seasonal Child Care Links to an external site. helps seasonally employed agricultural families.
Other Childcare Resources:
Military child care assistance programs are available through Child Care Aware of America (Learn More) Links to an external site.
ECEAP (E-Cap) and Head Start (Learn More) Links to an external site.
- ECEAP offers free pre-school programs for eligible 3- and 4-year-old children from low-income families or children with special needs or situations.
- Head Start helps children from birth to age 5 with early child care and pre-school, as well as offering pre-natal care to pregnant women.Learn More Links to an external site.
Local programs for:
- Low- to moderate-income families in Seattle. Call 206-386-1050 or Learn More Links to an external site.
- Full-time college students in King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties. Learn More Links to an external site.
- Low- to moderate-income families in Kent, Auburn, Redmond and Bellevue- Call 206-323-4912. or email-- Click here Links to an external site. or Apply Here Links to an external site..
Other ways to help pay
- The Child and Dependent Care Federal Tax Credit. Learn More Links to an external site..
- Flexible Spending Accounts. Learn More. Links to an external site.
- Ask child care providers if they offer a sliding rate scale based on income, sibling discounts, or if they offer child care scholarships
If you have question you can contact:
Taqwo Mohamoud via email: tmohamoud@rtc.edu .
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