Fairchild Air Force Base Axes Child Care for Two Dozen Families Due to Federal Funding Cuts

Fairchild Air Force Base axes child care for two dozen families due to federal funding cuts

By Rob King Click here for updates on this story     AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Washington (KXLY) — Federal funding cuts at the Department of Defense are forcing local military families out of child care at Fairchild Air Force Base. A letter sent to 24 families at Fairchild told them they’d been unenrolled from the Child Development Center effective June 20. Families were chosen based on assigned priority in certain age-groups. Fairchild says cuts at the D…

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