October 2002	Data for Washington's foster care and child protective services was given to the Children and Family Services Program for review and analysis by the Administration for Children and Families.
September 2003	Washington State Child Welfare Program completed a Statewide Assessment.
November 2003	Onsite review began.
February 10, 2004	Workgroups began meeting to develop a Program Improvement Plan.
February 11, 2004	Permanency Summit facilitated by Families for Kids Partnership
February 18, 2004	CFSR final report was released to the department.
March 4-5, 2004	Tribal meetings facilitated by National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA), Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) and National Resource Center for Organizational Improvement (NRCOI).
April 16, 2004	Draft Program Improvement Plan submitted to DHHS for review.
October 1, 2004	Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) accepts the program improvement plan contained in Kids Come First Phase II.
February 15, 2005	First quarterly status report regarding the Program Improvement Plan due to Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
2008	Next CFSR onsite review.

This is the first time child welfare programs were reviewed using performance-based outcomes.
The CFSR team examined 50 cases out of 25,000 cases receiving services.
The federal standards have raised the bar in child welfare practice across the country.