Lack of affordable child care costs WA $2 billion per year, report says
Paige Browning talks with child care advocate Ryan Pricco about how a shortage of affordable child care in Washington is affecting the state's economy.
On Monday, a task force created by the Washington State Legislature released a report that says Washington employers lose more than $2 billion per year, due to employee turnover and missed work related to child care issues.
Pricco is director of policy and advocacy for the nonprofit Child Care Aware of Washington.
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Paige Browning
Newscaster
Paige hosts midday newscasts and monitors news of significance to the Puget Sound region. She hopped over Washington’s mountains to join KUOW, after hosting news and reporting at Spokane Public Radio since 2011. She began her start in radio while a journalism student at University of Montana, by sharing stories with KUFM. Paige was raised in the mountains and rivers around Spokane. In her spare time she cheers on the Mariners in the summer, and hopes for snow in the winter.
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Andy Hurst
Senior Producer, Seattle Now
Andy Hurst is a senior producer for Seattle Now, KUOW's daily news podcast. He produces in-depth interviews for the show, in addition to Seattle Now's evening episode, which highlights the top stories of the day from the KUOW newsroom. Andy has produced interviews on a wide array of topics, and he’s especially drawn to stories about public health, science, and arts & culture.
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