Chilkat Preschool Closure Crisis | Anchorage News

Haines’ beloved Chilkat Valley Preschool is closing again—this time for good—after years of struggle, plummeting enrollment, and a widening gap between staff wages and what families can afford. Once reopened in 2023 with higher pay and new licenses, the preschool now faces an impossible financial reality. The mayor calls it a crisis, warning the town is losing young families as childcare becomes unaffordable. But hope isn’t gone: the Chilkoot Indian Association may buy the building with borough support, or a $1 million federal grant could fund expansion into a larger childcare center—plans set to be presented to the Assembly soon.

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