child care

An Okanogan County organization that provides assistance to children and families is receiving over $136,000 in grant funding from Washington State. The Okanogan County Child Development Association (OCCDA) is one of 18 entities chosen to receive $2 million in Child Care Partnership (CCP) grants from the Washington State Department of Commerce...

With kids out of school for summer vacation, working parents face the higher seasonal costs of child care. In Washington state, care for a child younger than four can range from eight-thousand to nearly $1,600 a year, which is about the same as in-state tuition for a public college...

Licensed child care facilities, in-home child care providers, after-school programs and emergency shelters can apply for grants through Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to help defer costs of caring for low-income kids. OSPI Supervisor of Child and Adult Food Care Programs Adele Roberts says they want to improve the nutrition for kids...