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(d) Be developed through partnership with the statewide child 1 care resource and referral organization and the largest union 2 representing child care providers, with consultation from families. 3 (32) $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 4 year 2024 and $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 5 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for infant and early childhood 6 mental health consultation. 7 (33) $1,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 8 fiscal year 2024 and $1,000,000 of the general fund—state 9 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the 10 department to contract with Washington communities for children to 11 maintain a community-based early childhood network. 12 (34) $200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 13 year 2024 and $200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 14 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the department to contract 15 with a Washington state based nonprofit digital child care marketing 16 and matching service to deliver child care marketing and matching 17 services in order to increase the number of licensed providers 18 offering nonstandard hours care and to provide effective outreach to 19 workforces in order to help them find and match with available 20 nonstandard hours care providers. 21 (35) $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 22 year 2024 and $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 23 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the department to contract 24 with an organization that provides relationship-based professional 25 development support to family, friend, and neighbor, child care 26 center, and licensed family care providers to work with child care 27 workers to establish new affordable, high quality child care and 28 early learning programs. To be eligible to receive funding, the 29 organization must: 30 (a) Provide professional development services for child care 31 providers and early childhood educators, including training and 32 mentorship programs; 33 (b) Provide mentorship and other services to assist with child 34 care provider and facility licensing; 35 (c) Administer or host a system of shared services and consulting 36 related to operating a child care business; and 37 (d) Administer a state sponsored substitute pool child care 38 provider program. 39 p. 391 ESSB 5187.SL