Childcare, K-12 and higher education

COVID-19-related information on childcare, information about schools, colleges and universities.

Childcare

• Department of Children, Youth, and Families provides FAQs for parents about finding childcare and links to resources such as Child Care Aware’s online referral search and Family, Friends & Neighbor program.

• If you need help paying for child care, find out if you qualify for the state’s Working Connections Child Care program.

• Childcare resources & recommendations from the Department of Health

• Map of childcare services and youth programs.

K-12

• Department of Health’s Decision Tree framework regarding resuming learning in public and private K-12 schools.

• Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction COVID-19 guidance & resources for K-12 public schools

• Guidance for graduation ceremonies during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• The Washington State Governor's Office of the Education Ombuds resources to help parents make a plan for teaching at home.

Higher education

• Links to state community and technical colleges from the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.
• Colleges’ announcements related to COVID, along with resources for students, parents, educators and administrators from Washington Student Achievement Council.
• Emergency Student Loan Forbearance: Check with the U.S. Department of Education on the latest on payments for federal student loan payments.
• Private loans: if you have private loans, contact your lender to find out about repayment or interest flexibility.
• Washinton College Grant: If you receive a Washington College Grant (formerly the State Need Grant), check with your college's financial aid office for more information about course completion requirements.

Education Support for Multilingual Families

Learn more about parents' rights to translation and interpretation services and family access to remote or distance learning activities. In addition to technology access, multilingual families may also need navigation support with accessing child care, early learning programs, nutrition and financial assistance and mental health and other health services.

Resources to Support Multilingual Families
English | Arabic | Chinese | Korean | Marshallese | Russian | Somalian | Spanish | Tagalog | Ukranian | Vietnamese

Step-by-Step Access
Get step-by-step instructions on how to use 5 different teaching platforms.

• Canvas — English | Arabic | Chinese | Korean | Marshallese | Russian | Somalian | Spanish | Tagalog | Ukranian | Vietnamese
• Class Dojo — English | Arabic | Chinese | Korean | Marshallese | Russian | Somalian | Spanish | Tagalog | Ukranian | Vietnamese
• Google Classroom — English | Arabic | Chinese | Korean | Marshallese | Russian | Somalian | Spanish | Tagalog | Ukranian | Vietnamese
• SeeSaw — English | Arabic | Chinese | Korean | Marshallese | Russian | Somalian | Spanish | Tagalog | Ukranian | Vietnamese
• Zoom — English | Arabic | Chinese | Korean | Marshallese | Russian | Somalian | Spanish | Tagalog | Ukranian | Vietnamese