• Fill the new Infant/ Toddler Child Care Center to capacity.
• Enhance quality activities with more provider interaction, training and communication with the support of the Family Engagement/Child Monitoring Specialist.

• Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) Infant and Toddler program continues to serve 24 infants, toddlers, and two year olds.
• Childcare Development Fund (CCDF) moved the program towards Categorical Eligible. All native families are eligible to receive childcare through Child Care Development Fund Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) if they reside within the identified service area.
• Successfully hosted a visit from the Director of the Office of Childcare, Dr. Ruth Friedman and the Interim Director of the Office of Head Start, Katie Hamm. We provided a tour of our early childhood programs, both the Muckleshoot Early Learning Academy (MELA) Head Start and Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) Infant and toddler programs.
• Increased provider rates for licensed care and Tribally operated centers for all ages.
• Licensed care and Tribally certified home providers’ reimbursement for child enrollment rather than attendance days.
• Continue to provide monthly COVID-19 health and safety kits to all at home providers.
• Provided Zono Cabinets or Electrostatic sprayers to childcare centers, Tribally operated centers, and home providers according to their preference.
• Increased enrollment to 256 children applying for child care assistance.
• Family copayments waived during the pandemic.

In 2022, Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) served at least 145 families and approximately 256 children; Muckleshoot and other Tribes. This is 90 more children than 2021.

Quality activities for the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) Program included:

• First Aid/ CPR training for providers and families,
• Distribution of Health & Safety supplies to providers
• Distribution of Activities Kits to providers; spring, summer, and winter
• Distribution of Cold Kits to providers
• Online professional development for Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) Providers
• Bonuses to providers that complete online courses/certificates
• Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) staff development CIRCLE Training, Infant and Toddler Foundations for learning, First Aid, CPR, Blood Borne Pathogens, Communication, etc.
• Monthly Newsletters for the at home providers, including family friends and neighbors.
• Annual field trips for providers and families including Summer movies, Christmas Movie marathons, visits to the pumpkin patch and Holiday Magic at the Washington State Fair.