Brittney Malley lays out cots while kids watch a movie at Scribbles Drop In Playcare in Kalispell in this file photo. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake FILE)
September 29, 2020
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Kalispell chamber collaborates to address childcare shortage
Business owners report that their staff can’t find child care, and when they do, closures of facilities mean they can’t make it into work.
Chamber plan addresses child care challenges
The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce is hopeful a new initiative will take care of one of the community’s biggest challenges.
Kalispell Chamber leads effort to find child-care solutions
Survey responses due Friday
The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce is conducting a study of local businesses to gather input about child-care options in Flathead County in an effort to address and find solutions to a shortage of providers.
Inadequate child care costs Montana $232M annually
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated child-care challenges for families in Montana, but the take-away from a new state study shows the care issues are not a symptom of the virus outbreak.