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Correcting a Shortfall

Bend Chamber leads the effort to address a lack of child care, using a host of approaches

A series of meetings last week shed light on the very real challenges faced by both parents and providers in ensuring there’s an adequate supply of quality child care in Central Oregon. The Bend Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, hosted five meetings centered around child care across the region, […]

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Things I’ve Learned

Meet Sue Stendahl, owner and operator of the Cottage Day Care in Bend

Sue is the mother of two daughters, Hannah and Haley, who are now 38 and 29. With her daughter, Hannah, she runs the Cottage. Haley has worked with them too in many different capacities.  At the day care, they care for 70 to 80 kids on a daily basisโ€”they guide, teach, nurture and actually parent them […]

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School Start Time Changes: The Domino Effect

Another component of changing school start and end times: Changing times for before and after school programs

Bend-La Pine Schools announced new school start times last monthโ€”a change the districtโ€™s been considering for years. The new times have less to do with convenience, and more to do with studies showing that adolescents learn better when they start their days later. The process of changing school start times took the district two years […]

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