Washington State Begins Transition To Stand-Alone Department Of Children, Youth & Families By July 2018

On July 6, 2017, Washington State began a year-long transition to create an independent Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), to start operations by July 2018. The new DCYF will oversee child welfare, juvenile justice, child care, early childhood education programs. By July 2018, the transition will move all programs of the existing Children’s Administration from the state Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to the new DCYF; this includes Child Protective Services, the Family Assessment Response program and adoption support. The transition will also move all services from the Department of Early Learning, including the . . .