Childcare Holds Our Community Together
All children deserve equitable access to quality early care and learning.
It is our mission to engage our community to support and advocate for children 0-5 in a way that is wholistic and supports our unique community
WRELC is the Only Organization Coordinating Childcare for Blaine County
We support childcare providers.
We help centers stay open, stay staffed, and expand.
We connect early learning partners.
We link schools, healthcare, employers, and families so the system works.
We strengthen early learning for all children.
We improve care for families in licensed centers and families relying on informal caregivers.
Childcare is essential infrastructure. Losing it affects every family, employer, and child in our community.
Our community feels the impact of this acutely. When childcare breaks down, parents leave the workforce, employers lose staff, and our community loses stability.
of local families can access licensed childcare in Blaine County.
46%
Without Childcare…
Parents Cannot Work
Without childcare, families scale back work hours or leave the valley entirely, where they can find the support they need.
Businesses Cannot Hire
Over 80 percent of employers say childcare disruptions hurt staffing, which affects our community greatly.
Children Lose Critical Learning
The first five years of early learning shape the next fifty years of a child’s life.
Federal and state funds that kept WRELC operating for the past three years has been cut and has a time limit. Without continued local support, childcare expansion will stall, providers will lose critical help, and children will miss foundational early learning experiences. Your investment secures stability for our entire valley.
YOUR GIFT …
Keeps the WRELC staffed and functional.
Supports providers, families, and early educators.
Helps increase the childcare seat availability in the valley.
Your Donation Keeps Childcare Alive in Blaine County.
Federal and state funds that kept WRELC operating for the past three years has been cut. Without continued local support, childcare expansion will stall, providers will lose critical help, and children will miss foundational early learning experiences. Your investment secures stability for our entire valley.
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