.Start Early Washington and partners were honored today to meet with Senator Patty Murray to share how WA is on the leading edge of funding and sustaining #homevisiting models that center community voice and needs in their program and evaluation design.

📢TRIVIA TIME📢 This #waleg Winged Victory Monument is dedicated to the memory of W____ W__ _ _______S. Answer👉 bit.ly/3SNCvff

The Washington ParentChild+ team visited IKEA for inspiration 💡to "Think outside the box." See how they turned everyday items into learning tools! 🤩 #HandsOnLearning #Education 👉bit.ly/3OMq8gT👈

Lucky Me! My first visit to WA in 5 years and I got to see all these great people! The Start Early WA team, Washington ParentChild+ and the Stolte Foundation, working together to build equal possibilities from the start for WA children and families.

Have you read our latest edition of Notes From Olympia? bit.ly/48wb8Lq 🐚Trivia covered the battle of the bivalves! Which one gets your vote? #StateClamShowdown #waleg

🌟Trivia Time!🌟 Discover the historical roots of Washington's original Legislative Building.🏛️Dive into the building's fascinating journey from wood structure to iconic landmark in this edition of "Notes From Olympia." bit.ly/49ELJQN #washingtonhistory #waleg

#waleg has adjourned Sine Die after a final week of passing initiatives, bidding farewell to colleagues, and approving budgets. Check out our latest blog for a recap! bit.ly/43vBhsZ #WashingtonState #SineDie

📊Curious about the state budget proposals? Check out our updated state budget comparison chart on our website for an in-depth look. 👀bit.ly/46KZOda #WashingtonState #Budget

📰With the conclusion of the 2024 legislative session, our final weekly edition of "Notes From Olympia" is out! bit.ly/43vBhsZ Stay tuned for periodic updates during the interim. #Olympia #waleg

🌲🚗 If SHB 2489 had passed, Washingtonians might have seen a new license plate featuring a beloved icon. Any guesses as to who it could be? Find the answer in Trivia 👉bit.ly/43vBhsZ #Triva #LicensePlates #waleg

Exciting news for Seattle families! 🌟Mayor Bruce Harrell and education leaders announce the expansion of the award-winning Seattle Preschool Program for the 2024-2025 school year. 👏Applications are now open. #SeattlePreschoolProgram #EarlyEducation

Celebrating #IMHAW2024 with valuable perspectives from our partners Perigee Fund on why an equitable start in life begins by supporting babies and their caregivers bit.ly/4aUGBbm #MMH #babies #motherhood

Happy International Day of Play! Play is vital for children's healthy growth and shapes their understanding of the world. Play (and learn) alongside your child through Start Early Washington innovative early learning supports! bit.ly/3Rqd2aN

Maternal and infant mental health isn’t just about fixing problems; it’s about celebrating strengths. Home visitors help support growth, resilience, and love within families. bit.ly/3KBnXu7 #healthyparents #healthybabies #infantmentalhealth # earlychildhood #imhaw2024

Seems like we just wrapped thing up and it's already time to think about budgets, breakdowns, new candidates and the 2025 Waleg session! See who's in (and who's not!) following May's Candidate Filing Week. #olympia #earlylearning #waleg #WAGov bit.ly/3VrJwCu

When children have home visiting support and interaction with friends, neighbors and caregivers who extend beyond their own family, evidence shows there's a rich benefit! bit.ly/4cl6ceV #homevisiting #earlylearning #parenting #parentchildplus

WA’s Education Legacy Trust Account (ELTA) provides key revenue supporting education. Start Early’s newest brief explains how capital gains tax and other ELTA revenues support early learning and educational priorities in our state.  bit.ly/3WivEem #childcare #waleg

In our latest blog post, Start Early Washington's Director of Programs, Liv Woodstorm, reflects on the challenges working families face to find affordable, quality child care and shares strategies to improve the current system. Read more: startearly.org/post/the-strug…

Celebrating the valuable work our Start Early Washington home visiting team members like Gaby Rosario do to find creative ways to reach and support rural families across Washington! #earlylearning #earlychildhood #childcare #education startearly.org/post/technolog…

During #hispanicheritagemonth, @startearlywa's own Anna Contreras shares how her Latinx identity + #homevisiting experiences inform the ways in which she collects + brings the most inclusive data to life. bit.ly/4eeK9rn