Dwindling childcare options in the North Sound will soon see major relief. On Thursday, Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers announced the investment of $7.6 million to create hundreds of new affordable childcare slots. FOX13
About 80% of people in Snohomish County live in an extreme childcare desert.reported there are 62 slots of childcare in the county for every 100 infants, toddlers, or preschoolers whose parents work, far below the state average of 79 slots per 100 children.
Executive Somers said finding childcare is hard enough, let alone finding something that’s affordable. "I’ve always looked at it that [children] were tomorrow’s doctors, leaders, politicians, athletes. They’re our future and we need to encourage them to let them know they can make a difference. And they can make a difference with programs like this with encouragement from you," said Wilkens.
The executive said he and several members of the office toured the county conducting surveys to learn about the need, as part of their pandemic recovery engagement effort.
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