Get the latest updates in your inbox here<\/strong>: Sign up for Emails<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFilter by Category<\/label>All<\/div><\/label><\/div>Announcements<\/div><\/label><\/div>Stories<\/div><\/label><\/div>In the News<\/div><\/label><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\nCelebrating Skagit County Partnerships<\/a><\/h4> October 29, 2024<\/time><\/span> \/ <\/span> Stories<\/a><\/span><\/div>Opportunity Council\u2019s Center for Retention and Expansion of Child Care team was honored to be a part of the Powerful Partnerships event hosted by …Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nThe gift of opportunities: How a Bellingham family child care program found support<\/a><\/h4> August 19, 2024<\/time><\/span> \/ <\/span> Stories<\/a><\/span><\/div>Kathryn Faulkner, owner and director of Little Britches Daycare in Bellingham, first entered the child care profession while she was expecting her second child.\u00a0\u00a0 …Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nSkagit Valley Herald: Child care pilot partnership set to begin<\/a><\/h4> August 16, 2024<\/time><\/span> \/ <\/span> In the News<\/a><\/span><\/div>In this update from Skagit Valley Herald, you’ll find details of a partnership facilitated by Opportunity Council’s Center for Retention & Expansion of Child …Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nNew child care partnership to add capacity in Skagit County\u00a0<\/a><\/h4> August 8, 2024<\/time><\/span> \/ <\/span> Announcements<\/a><\/span><\/div>Opportunity Council\u2019s Center for Retention & Expansion of Child Care (C-RECC) has facilitated a partnership between a child care provider and an employer in …Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nWhidbey News-Times: Whidbey child care crisis at breaking point<\/a><\/h4> May 1, 2024<\/time><\/span> \/ <\/span> In the News<\/a><\/span><\/div>On May 4, C-RECC and Island County Opportunity Council are hosting a Whidbey Island event to foster community discussion and problem-solving around child care …Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nCascadia Daily News: New employer-based child care could help address Skagit County\u2019s shortage<\/a><\/h4> April 23, 2024<\/time><\/span> \/ <\/span> In the News<\/a><\/span><\/div>This story from Cascadia Daily News includes the latest updates on C-RECC’s Skagit County pilot project, an exciting partnership between a local employer and …Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nBlue Heron Montessori: Empowered to continue serving families<\/a><\/h4> March 12, 2024<\/time><\/span> \/ <\/span> Stories<\/a><\/span><\/div>When Sheri Ayubi came out of retirement to help start Blue Heron Montessori School eight years ago, she saw a need for more affordable …Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nKING 5 News: Skagit County Parents push for more child care centers<\/a><\/h4> January 10, 2024<\/time><\/span> \/ <\/span> In the News<\/a><\/span><\/div>This KING 5 News story highlights the efforts of C-RECC to bring employer-supported child care partnerships to life in Skagit County and our entire …Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nLa Conner Weekly News: Funding to assist employer-led child care<\/a><\/h4> January 3, 2024<\/time><\/span> \/ <\/span> In the News<\/a><\/span><\/div>In this article, La Conner Weekly News shares about recent opportunities for funding through ARPA dollars managed by C-RECC. This pandemic relief funding was …Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\nSkagit Valley Herald: Child Care nonprofit seeking employers for pilot program<\/a><\/h4> January 3, 2024<\/time><\/span> \/ <\/span> In the News<\/a><\/span><\/div>C-RECC is always looking for participants in employer-supported child care partnerships. In an upcoming pilot project, we will connect a Skagit County employer with …Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t