Child Care Action Council – Promoting and nurturing early learning communities where children and families thrive

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Save the Date for Warm Hearts 2026!

Our Warm Hearts Soup Bowl Fundraiser is returning May 5th, 2026, at the Lacey Community Center! Join us for an event that nourishes our community's future by supporting early learning. More details coming soon!

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Child Care Action Council Actively Works for Families and Children

The Child Care Action Council (CCAC) may not sound familiar to you, but you have probably heard about several of its many activities. CCAC is the agency that manages Block Fest, ECEAP (Early Childhood Education & Assistance Program) Preschool, Kaleidoscope Play and Learn groups, and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, to name a few. Its services focus on accessible child care, professional development for child care providers, and supporting parents and communities engaging with early learning.

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Small Window, Big Impact: How Your Advocacy Protected Child Care

The following is a message from CCAC Policy, Advocacy, and Research Manager, Hazel Brown. Thank you all for your incredible advocacy throughout this legislative session. It was […]

From Cross-Country Move to Community: How KPL Became a “Sanity Saver”

Moving across the country is daunting for anyone, but doing it with two toddlers in tow? That is a true feat of endurance. When one local mom, […]

Child Care Action Council Honors Native American Heritage Month 2022

The month of November is National Native American Heritage Month. Child Care Action Council honors and acknowledges the Indigenous communities across the country. Indigenous people are the […]