The City of Valdez announced they received a $880,000 Child Care Community INNOVATION Grant administered in partnership with the State of Alaska Child Care Program Office. According to the release, the grant will fund the creation of a strategic plan to address the ongoing child care crisis in Valdez and to ensure swift implementation of the plan once completed. The Child Care Crisis Task Force established by the City of Valdez will provide recommendations to the City Council for short, middle and long-term actions, including specific, actionable steps, in the following four areas: analysis of existing buildings; assessment of management structures; determination of funding mechanisms and stabilization of the early education workforce.
