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Alaska is facing a crisis that demands your immediate attention: child care. It’s not a new problem, but one that has grown over time due to various factors. The solution? A $30.5 million public investment in the FY25 state operating budget in the form of direct operating grants to child care businesses, and a critical $5.2 million match to federal Head Start funding. Some might balk at such a large-scale investment, but let’s consider this: The state regularly makes policy decisions and enacts incentives in favor of economic development in other sectors.

Without public investment, Alaska will continue to witness an inadequate and diminishing supply of child care services

Rain falls upon the playground outside the Helen Gordon Child Development Center. The pitter-patter of the raindrops is the only sound echoing through the building other than the construction noises from across the street. Inside the building, it’s even quieter—no shouts, screams, cries or laughter

Samantha March, who is leading the St. Louis Pre-K Cooperative, says it is providing free support and grants for area preschools.

Maui Economic Opportunity’s Head Start Lahaina site, the only preschool in town spared by the Aug. 8 wildfires, reopened Thursday, following extensive cleanin