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Seattle-area child care is scarce, costly and out of reach. Here’s why.

by WFIS | Aug 7, 2023 | Education News

The Seattle Times, Aug 4, 2023 by Victor Whitman   Hanan Sammour struggled so much this summer to find child care for one of her two children that she had to drop out of a required internship at a medical clinic. Sammour, a Bellevue single mother, was in the last...

Share your experience – Transitional Kindergarten

by WFIS | Jan 30, 2023 | Agencies and Committees, Education News, The Advocate, WFIS News

Early learning and childcare programs around the state are experiencing localized challenges and benefits with the growth of Transitional Kindergarten (TK) in the K-12 system. Lawmakers have asked for more information about what is happening on the ground for existing...

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