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    Childcare
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    Opinion: To prevent abuse and neglect, support child...
    By Alaska Children’s Trust • April 24, 2025 1:30 am

    Laurie Mead, the owner of Kyrie N’ Friends, a licensed child care facility in Soldotna, serves a hot meal for…

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    South Peninsula Hospital Home Health Center on Pioneer Avenue will soon housea licensed childcare center for hospital employees. Photo provided by Derotha Ferraro
    Property renovation on Pioneer Avenue in Homer for...
    By Jacob Dye • July 11, 2024 1:30 am

    Assembly approves increased scope of work for SPH child care facility

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    Assembly member Cindy Ecklund speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly shuts down ordinances that would tax tobacco,...
    By Delcenia Cosman • June 12, 2024 1:30 am

    Ordinance 2024-15 sought to combat the lack of affordable, accessible and quality child care in the borough

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    Point of View: Millions needed for Alaska’s child care sector
    Point of View: Millions needed for Alaska’s child...
    By Submitted by the Alaska Early Childhood Advocacy Group • February 28, 2024 1:30 am

    Alaska is facing a crisis that demands your immediate attention: child care. It’s not a new problem, but one that…

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    South Peninsula Hospital Home Health Center on Pioneer Avenue will soon house a licensed childcare center for hospital employees. Photo provided by Derotha Ferraro
    South Peninsula Hospital receives $1.3 grant to open...
    By Emilie Springer • December 20, 2023 1:30 am

    The licensed child care facility will serve hospital employees

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    Students attending Sprouts Preschool make magic wands out of leaves in Seward, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Seward Sprouts Preschool)
    Seward seeks solutions to child care challenges
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 20, 2023 2:30 am

    Nearly 80% of people surveyed reported that they were not satisfied with their access to quality, affordable child care

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