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King County Best Starts for Kids quality out-of-school time initiative extended for fourth year

By Lex Gavin

The Out-of-School Time Initiative, a part of King County Best Starts for Kids, began in 2018 and was slated to provide youth program providers with funding and quality improvement support through 2020. The initiative is designed to increase access to high quality and culturally relevant summer and afterschool programming for elementary and middle school youth. ...

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COVID-19
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Educators, school staff, youth development, and child care providers now...

President Biden recently announced a directive that all states prioritize vaccinations of teachers and childcare workers, with a goal for all school staff ...
Topics:
COVID-19,
Data & Evaluation,
Food & Basic Needs Support,
Social-emotional Learning
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Best starts and best practices—how 2020 highlighted the importance of ou...

In February 2020, the Best Starts for Kids Out-of-School Time Initiative (BSK OST) was heading into its final year of implementation. ...
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Centering Culture,
COVID-19
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King County Best Starts for Kids quality out-of-school time initiative e...

The Out-of-School Time Initiative, a part of King County Best Starts for Kids, began in 2018 and was slated to provide youth program providers with ...
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COVID-19
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$9.4 million awarded to 421 youth development organizations across Washi...

On November 5, $9.4 million was awarded to 421 youth development organizations. Awards were distributed across all areas of the state with a ...