{"id":768,"date":"2023-11-30T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T20:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.creccnw.org\/?p=768"},"modified":"2024-08-01T11:52:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T18:52:19","slug":"anacortes-american-state-looks-to-expand-childcare-throughout-skagit-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oppco.org\/crecc\/in-the-news\/anacortes-american-state-looks-to-expand-childcare-throughout-skagit-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Anacortes American: State looks to expand childcare throughout Skagit County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this Anacortes American news story, read about how C-RECC has been facilitating the distribution of federal ARPA dollars (pandemic relief funding) allocated by Skagit County to boost child care capacity and help the child care sector recover from the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a aria-label=\"Click here to read the full article (opens in a new tab)\" 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