Licensed child care availability up 21% in Juneau

Licensed child care availability is up 21 percent in Juneau compared with last year, according to a local organization.
Issy Kako-Gehring holds her two-year-old daughter, Ally. Kako-Gehring runs the Gehring Nursery School in Juneau. (Photo by Lakeidra Chavis, KTOO – Juneau)Child care providers and its supporters say that’s good news for a market that historically has struggled to meet demand.
Joy Lyon is the executive director the Association for the Education of Young Children,