SPOKANE, Wash. — Next week, parents in Spokane can begin online applications for free public preschool programs.
As lawmakers debate bills that could reshape early learning access, parents in rural districts like Mead and Nine Mile Falls warn that losing Transitional Kindergarten (TK) programs would deepen Washington’s growing childcare crisis.
Kirstin O’Connor is investigating childcare deserts part of our overall child care crisis coverage.
Watch Kirstin’s Special Report Thursday on 4 News Now at 6.
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