The Washington State Caseload Forecast Council (CFC) is required by RCW 43.88C to forecast the number of children who are eligible to participate in the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) as defined in RCW 43.216.505 (4). ECEAP is Washington's pre-kindergarten program that prepares 3- and 4-year-old children furthest from opportunity for success in school and in life. ECEAP focuses on the well-being of the whole child by providing comprehensive education, health, and family support services to the most vulnerable of Washington's young children -- those in intense poverty, experiencing complex trauma, or both. The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) provides this narrative report annually to describe the November ECEAP caseload forecast. Based on the November 2019 CFC forecast, during the 2019-20 school year, ECEAP serves 53 percent of eligible children and 84 percent of children likely to participate.