Dept of Children, Youth, & Families
RCW 43.216
The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) is the lead agency for state-funded services that support children and families to build resilience and health, and to improve educational outcomes. We accomplish this by partnering with state and local agencies, tribes and other organizations in communities across the state of Washington. DCYF was created to ensure that Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy – thriving physically, emotionally and academically, nurtured by family and community.
DCYF is the state’s newest agency. It oversees several services previously offered through the state Department of Social and Health Services and the Department of Early Learning. These include all programs from the Children’s Administration in DSHS such as child protective services; investigations and family assessment response, foster care and adoption support, and the Juvenile Rehabilitation program including juvenile rehabilitation institutions, community facilities, reentry services, and parole services. The Early Learning program, includes the early childhood education and assistance program for preschoolers, early support for infants and toddlers, child care subsidies, quality and professional development, licensing, and home visiting.
Agency Mission
Protect children and strengthen families so they flourish.
| Request | 6,637,131,000 |
|---|---|
| Net change from current biennium | 1,546,653,000 Increase |
| Percent change from current biennium | 30.4% Increase |
Operating Budget: Summary
Appropriated Funds
| 2023-25 Appropriations | Appropriated Funds | Expenditures | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Estimated Balance | 2021-23 Actual | 2023-25 Estimated | 2025-27 Proposed | |
| 1,352,102,000 | 167,751,000 | General Fund - Federal | 1,685,925,412 | 1,184,351,000 | 1,247,437,000 |
| 37,636,000 | Home Visiting Services Account - Federal | 19,940,209 | 37,636,000 | 37,441,000 | |
| Coronavirus St Fiscal Recovery Fund - Federal | 5,500,000 | ||||
| 5,264,000 | General Fund - Private/Local | 966,488 | 5,264,000 | 7,149,000 | |
| Early Start Account - Private/Local | 3,541,954 | ||||
| (297,000) | Children's Trust Account - Nonappropriated | 241,829 | 297,000 | 197,000 | |
| Indivi-Based/Portable Background Ch - Nonappropriated | 376,221 | ||||
| State Agency Ofc Relocat Pool Acct - Nonappropriated | |||||
| Foster Parent Shared Leave Pool - Nonappropriated | 41,372 | ||||
| Info Tech Invest Rev Acct - Nonappropriated | |||||
| Institutional Stores Account - Nonappropriated | 5,780 | ||||
| Foster Care Trust Account - Nonappropriated | 22,647,934 | ||||
| Institutional Residents' Deposit - Nonappropriated | 1,080,734 | ||||
| Miscellaneous Program Account - Nonappropriated | 169,000 | ||||
| Institutional Welfare/Betterment - Nonappropriated | 20,642 | ||||
| 3,330,772,865 | 30,865 | General Fund - State | 2,156,594,122 | 3,330,742,000 | 4,765,739,000 |
| 386,145,000 | Education Legacy Trust Account - State | 28,142,796 | 386,145,000 | 429,014,000 | |
| 196,000 | WA Auto Theft Prevention Auth Acct - State | 98,000 | 196,000 | 196,000 | |
| 36,276,000 | Home Visiting Services Account - State | 23,906,719 | 36,276,000 | 38,097,000 | |
| 80,000,000 | WA Opportunity Pathways Account - State | 78,337,181 | 80,000,000 | 80,000,000 | |
| 22,764,000 | Workforce Education Investment Acc - State | 4,228,476 | 22,764,000 | 25,458,000 | |
| Climate Commitment Account - State | 241,000 | ||||
| 9,986,000 | 3,179,000 | Opioid Abatement Settlement Account - State | 6,807,000 | 6,162,000 | |
| 6,358,000 | 6,358,000 | SW Info Tech Sys Dev Rev Acct - State | |||
| Pension Funding Stabilization Acct - State | |||||
| 5,267,499,865 | 177,021,865 | Total Appropriated Funds | 4,031,764,869 | 5,090,478,000 | 6,637,131,000 |
Non-Appropriated Funds
Capital Budget: Summary
| Appropriated Funds | Expenditures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Estimated Balance | Actual | Estimated | Proposed | |
| 739,000 | Char/Ed/Penal/Reform/Institutions - State | 21,909 | 739,000 | 250,000 | |
| 39,362,600 | (400) | State Building Construction Account - State | 30,038,371 | 39,363,000 | 50,382,000 |
| 3,449,000 | Climate Commitment Account - State | 3,449,000 | 3,449,000 | ||
| 43,550,600 | (400) | Total Appropriated Funds | 30,060,281 | 43,551,000 | 54,081,000 |
Operating Budget: Program Summary
| Program Title | Actual | Estimated | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | Estimated | Estimated | Proposed | Proposed | |
| Annual Total | 2,020,619,624 | 2,499,528,968 | 1,001,314,157 | 3,240,287,000 | 3,396,844,000 |
Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium
| Actual | Estimated | Proposed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent |
| 1,304,517,878 | 48.3% | (506,956,281) | (12.6%) | 3,136,287,875 | 89.6% |
Employment Summary
| Actual | Estimated | Proposed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 Actual | 2023-24 Estimated | 2024-25 Estimated | 2025-26 Proposed | 2026-27 Proposed | |
| FTE Staff Years | 4,602.8 | 4,995.0 | 5,185.7 | 5,171.1 | 5,122.0 |
