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SUMMARY:Chamber Roundtable: Childcare - For Profit & Nonprofit
DESCRIPTION:This roundtable is open to anyone engaged in a nonprofit organization or childcare entity or working in some capacity primarily within this sector. What challenges are you facing now and what do you feel the effects of the current lack of business and consumer confidence will require you to do to circumvent these challenges. How can we provide assistance\n\nIn just one day\, these links were in our governmental update email - let's chat! \n\n\n\nCHILD CARE\n\n	Proposed bill expanding childcare provider protections facing criticism (KHQ TV)\n	Number of licensed WA childcare providers increased 36% in 5 years (The Center Square)\n	Independent journalists say 'Ghost Day Cares' may be driving fraud in Washington's child care system (KVI Radio)\n	Republicans call for child care investigations after Minn. fraud cases (Pluribus News)\n\nIs this the right direction? Tweaking needed??? Perfect??? What do you see here in Walla Walla County?\n\nWorking together to make a difference-you can too!
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;">This roundtable is open to anyone engaged in a nonprofit organization or childcare entity or working in some capacity primarily within this sector. What challenges are you facing now and what do you feel the effects of the current lack of business and consumer confidence will require you to do to circumvent these challenges. How can we provide assistance<br />\nIn just one day\, these links were in our governmental update email - let&#39\;s chat! </span><br />\n<br />\nCHILD CARE\n<ul>\n	<li data-order="" data-position="0" id="list_97570"><a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.khq.com%2Fnews%2Fproposed-bill-expanding-childcare-provider-protections-facing-criticism%2Farticle_26113d2f-48e7-43b7-a318-d596a1291ee4.html/1/0100019b9985709e-62dcfdd0-4885-4036-9e5d-1dd46074cfd5-000000/SHjV7SeZGjTkwkGWqialckiXnmA27GSF0g1hKIPLbzw=439" target="_blank">Proposed bill expanding childcare provider protections facing criticism (KHQ TV)</a></li>\n	<li data-order="" data-position="1" id="list_97531"><a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.thecentersquare.com%2Fwashington%2Farticle_02820fad-c573-4b09-b803-63e8c7922409.html/1/0100019b9985709e-62dcfdd0-4885-4036-9e5d-1dd46074cfd5-000000/6snS8lOcIrlio09vt-s8oLucSzpirmXhFA4E3rC-UKU=439" target="_blank">Number of licensed WA childcare providers increased 36% in 5 years (The Center Square)</a></li>\n	<li data-order="" data-position="2" id="list_97496"><a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.kvi.com%2F2026%2F01%2F06%2Findependent-journalists-say-ghost-daycares-may-be-driving-fraud-in-washingtons-childcare-system%2F/1/0100019b9985709e-62dcfdd0-4885-4036-9e5d-1dd46074cfd5-000000/dMEGAL4su7IZBSYcbwrs9eKIOO65zNMSXvMA7-dXjVw=439" target="_blank">Independent journalists say &lsquo\;Ghost Day Cares&rsquo\; may be driving fraud in Washington&rsquo\;s child care system (KVI Radio)</a></li>\n	<li data-order="" data-position="3" id="list_97567"><a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fpluribusnews.com%2Fnews-and-events%2Frepublicans-call-for-child-care-investigations-after-minn-fraud-cases%2F/1/0100019b9985709e-62dcfdd0-4885-4036-9e5d-1dd46074cfd5-000000/JFnH2OSR2uFTF_ivLxXwWpfHvU6qSHDlhuJ66erqYKo=439" target="_blank">Republicans call for child care investigations after Minn. fraud cases (Pluribus News)</a></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;">Is this the right direction? Tweaking needed??? Perfect??? What do you see here in Walla Walla County?<br />\nWorking together to make a difference-you can too!</span>
LOCATION:WWVCC Boardroom 29 E. Sumach St Walla Walla
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DTSTAMP:20260505T233915Z
URL:https://business.wwvchamber.com/events/details/chamber-roundtable-childcare-for-profit-nonprofit-21364
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