The child care crisis is hitting rural Alaska hard
Kotzebue has not had a state-licensed child care center since the last facility closed in 2011. It's considered a "child care desert," like much of the state.
Source: alaskapublic.org
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Kotzebue has not had a state-licensed child care center since the last facility closed in 2011. It's considered a "child care desert," like much of the state.
Bailey and Tracey Schaeffer are preparing to run an in-home child care facility in Kotzebue to serve children up to 5 years old, starting in July.
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