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The state has increased subsidy rates for Washington families with children at child care centers. In Yakima and Kittitas counties, the amount…
Washington state made a number of changes to help parents and child care providers last year. A set of federal proposals could expand on those…
As the state reopens and demand for child care increases, families with young children may find new or renewed need for community resources to…
On this week’s Growth Gap, meet Stephanie Burrier, a Richland-based mom of 6-year-old Charlotte and 10-year-old Benjamin. “Finding a place fo…
Join the Yakima Herald-Republic education reporter Janelle Retka and Child Care Aware of Washington CEO Deeann Burtch Puffert to answer your q…
With school out for the summer and the state edging closer to fully reopening, demand for child care is on the rise throughout Washington, eve…
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Welcome back to The Growth Gap – our final edition.
The most sweeping child care law in Washington’s history is being lauded by many as an opportunity to revive a broken system. But while some c…
WASHINGTON — When Sen. Patty Murray first got to Congress in 1993, one of a then-unprecedented seven women in the 100-member Senate, her colle…
Cecilia Villafana is a parent representative for Blossoms Early Learning Center in Royal City. She’s also a paraprofessional for kindergarten …
Employers in Washington often find that child care in their communities determines their employees’ availability and commitment to the job.
Cecilia Villafana es representante de padres de Blossoms Early Learning Center en Royal City. También es asistente de maestras para estudiante…
'It’s stymying economic growth:' Why Washington businesses are paying attention to child care (TEST)
Employers in Washington often find that child care in their communities determines their employees’ availability and commitment to the job.
Before he died in early 2020, Yakima's Cliff Plath established three state-of-the-art early learning centers in Yakima and Royal City. His wor…
Cecilia Villafana is a parent and representative for Blossoms Early Learning Center in Royal City, Wash. She’s also a paraprofessional for kin…
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Wondering how to get child care assistance in Yakima? Why child care can be so hard to find? What impact this has on the local economy, or on …
For nearly four decades, an early learning program at Central Washington University has provided child care for the children of university stu…
While the federal deadline for individual tax filing was pushed back to May 17, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service …
Some taxpayers still have to submit payments by April 15 despite a filing extension amid the pandemic.
Hello and welcome back to The Growth Gap.
Meet Stephanie Burrier, a Richland-based mom of 6-year-old Charlotte and 10-year-old Benjamin.
While the child care sector in Central Washington and beyond has weathered turbulence in recent decades, targeted programs offer pockets of hope.
“We’re always full. We’re always full here,” said Lauria Oliver, owner of A Child’s Place child care centers in Yakima and Toppenish.Throughou…
Vaccines for Washington child care providers could be a turning point – but first, they'll need to find an appointment. Learn more from report…
Yakima Herald-Republic education reporter Janelle Retka sits down with Lorena Miranda, a union representative in Yakima who runs an in-home ch…
As of mid-January, 13% of providers statewide closed because of the pandemic, a loss of 712 licensed child care programs, according to Child C…
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