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Washington State Standard: WA child care advocates push for higher pay and more support for providers
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/12/26/child-care-and-early-learning-central-to-debate-over-how-to-close-wa-budget-gap/ The News Tribune: WA child care advocates rally at state Capitol to push for changes to ‘shaky’ system
https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article298971515.html KIRO 7: Families rally at Washington State Capitol to urge lawmakers to address childcare crisis
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/families-rally-washington-state-capitol-urge-lawmakers-address-childcare-crisis/6DNLHF7I45B5NIYLE5JX7SFG2M/ Northwest Public Broadcasting: Child care subsidies in Washington could be impacted as state faces budget gap
https://www.nwpb.org/2025/01/17/child-care-subsidies-washington-could-be-impacted-as-state-faces-budget-gap/ Washington State Standard: Child care and early learning central to debate over how to close WA budget gap
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/12/26/child-care-and-early-learning-central-to-debate-over-how-to-close-wa-budget-gap/ Seattle Times: Advocates devise a plan to pay child care providers a living wage
https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/washington-child-care-providers-plot-solutions-to-cover-true-cost-of-care/ Seattle Times: WA’s capital gains tax, facing repeal, helps fund early learning
https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/was-capital-gains-tax-facing-repeal-helps-fund-early-learning/ KIRO 7: Nearly 4 in 10 WA parents with kids under 12 have quit, been fired due to disruptions in child care
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/nearly-4-10-wa-parents-with-kids-under-12-have-quit-been-fired-due-disruptions-child-care/ZNRX2GI265C5DKJ4QDHES5RFKU/ Washington State Standard: Survey finds nearly 40% of WA parents quit work or got fired after having kids
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/08/19/survey-finds-nearly-40-of-wa-parents-quit-work-or-got-fired-since-having-kids/ The Columbian: ‘I really don’t know where we go from here’: Analysis highlights Washington child care crisis
https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/aug/14/i-really-dont-know-where-we-go-from-here-analysis-highlights-washington-child-care-crisis/