Effective October 1, 2007, the fee for Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Fingerprint Checks will be $49.25, payable to Washington State Patrol (WSP).  For volunteers in child care programs the fee is $45.25. 

The FBI revised their fees to accurately reflect the cost of processing fingerprints electronically.

The WSP will return any incorrect fingerprint fees received on or after October 1, 2007 to the originating agency.  The Department of Early Learning (DEL) is the originating agency for licensed child care providers.   

Please pass this information on to others who need to know about this change.  If you have any questions, contact your local DEL office.

Visit the Department of Early Learning  Licensed Child Care Information System for information about a child care provider, such as verification of license, capacity and age range, length of service, referral recommendation.

Run a criminal background check through the Washington State Patrol on a person watching your children.

How to Report Suspected Abuse or Neglect

Offices within local communities are responsible for receiving and investigating reports of suspected child abuse and neglect. Reports are received by Child Protective Services (CPS) located in each community office and assessed to determine whether the report meets the legal definition of abuse or neglect and how dangerous the situation is.

Children's Administration offers several ways to report abuse:

Daytime - Find your local office number to report abuse or neglect in your area.

Nights & Weekends - call 1-800-562-5624 to report abuse during the evening or on weekends.

Hotline - call 1-866-ENDHARM (1-866-363-4276), Washington State's toll-free, 24 hour, 7 day-a-week hotline that will connect you directly to the appropriate local office to report suspected child abuse or neglect.

TTY Callers - call 1-800-624-6186 to place a direct TTY call.

Or visit their web site for more information.