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\nContents  \nIntroduction ............................................................................................................................................................ 1  \nMethodology........................................................................................................................................................... 2  \nNote about the COVID-19 impact on the Saturation Study ................................................................................ 2  \nUnserved Eligible Children .................................................................................................................................. 2  \nChild Maltreatment Rate..................................................................................................................................... 3  \nTransition to Kindergarten .................................................................................................................................. 3  \nLeast Restrictive Environment (LRE) ....................................................................................................................... 4  \nECEAP Expansion Priority Groups ........................................................................................................................... 5  \nECEAP Expansion Priority Group 1 ...................................................................................................................... 5  \nECEAP Expansion Priority Group 2 ...................................................................................................................... 5  \nECEAP Expansion Priority Group 3 ...................................................................................................................... 7  \nECEAP Expansion Priority Group 4 ...................................................................................................................... 8  \nECEAP Expansion Priority Group 5 ...................................................................................................................... 9  \nECEAP Expansion Priority Group 6 .................................................................................................................... 10  \nECEAP Expansion Priority Group 7 .................................................................................................................... 11  \nSaturation by School District Boundary Area ....................................................................................................... 12  \nIntroduction  \nAnnually, the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) prepares the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) and Head Start Saturation Study to analyze access to Washington’s ECEAP and Head Start programs serving 3-and 4-yearolds. 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