WA HB2318

Expands eligibility for early achievers quality improvement awards to child care programs where at least 5% of enrolled children receive state subsidy, participate in the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP), or participate in Head Start

Previously, awards were limited to programs serving children receiving state subsidy; the amendment adds ECEAP and Head Start participants to the qualifying enrollment calculation

Amends RCW 43.216.085, which governs Washington's Early Achievers Program—a quality rating and improvement system for licensed child care centers, family home child care, and outdoor nature-based child care

The Early Achievers Program uses a five-level rating system to measure and improve quality in early learning settings serving nonschool-age children