It’s not just that daycare is hard to find. For many people, it’s simply not available.
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Flooding put this Juneau child care center out of commission. Community support helped it reopen.
The opening day of the temporary child care center at Floyd Dryden Middle School this week marked a return to normalcy for Glacier Valley Kids’ families and employees.
Paid or unpaid, child care is vital to the economy. This program recognizes that
In Arizona, a program called Kith and Kin teaches mothers, grandmothers, aunts, friends and neighbors who watch other people’s children the skills they need to provide high quality care.
Alaska foster families get another year of fully funded child care
With the clock ticking on pandemic-era grants, state officials decided to foot the bill.
Murkowski votes with Democrats on IVF bill, as Sullivan joins most GOP senators to block it
A Sullivan staff member says Sullivan supports IVF treatment but did not give a reason why he voted to stop the bill.
Alaska lawmakers move to double state support for Head Start early childhood programs
Providers say they need to increase wages to retain staff and keep classrooms open.
Alaska lawmakers pass child care legislation to buoy sector ‘in crisis’
The policy changes come with $7.5 million for child care center grants.
First over-the-counter birth control pill heads to stores
Women will be able to buy the pill without a prescription later this month at pharmacies and grocery stores.
Legislation to address Alaska’s child care crisis moves to Senate after House approval
Rep. Julie Coulombe, R-Anchorage, sponsored the bill and called HB89 a commonsense bill that could build the state’s workforce and support families.
Research at the heart of a federal case against the abortion pill has been retracted
A research paper that raises questions about the safety of abortion has been retracted. The research is cited in a federal judge’s ruling about the abortion pill mifepristone.