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MARCH 18, 2020
VOL. 101, NO. 12
Coronavirus forces closures Schools shutting doors for at least 6 weeks By Jessica Keller
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In a broad stroke to further prevent the spread of COVID-19, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee ordered all public and private K-12 schools to close in the state beginning this week. The governor’s proclamation initially just impacted King, Pierce and Snohomish counties but was later expanded to include all schools in the
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state. He stated schools must close by the end of the day Monday and remain closed through Friday, April 24. The soonest schools can resume, if permitted,
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Following Gov. Jay Inslee and King County Executive Dow Constantine’s orders, the city of Seattle is pursuing further measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. After ordering the state’s schools to close earlier in the week, on Sunday, Inslee issued a proclamation stating bars, restaurants and recreation and entertainment
venues would be temporarily shut down and limited all public gatherings to 50 people beginning Monday. At the same time, Constantine issued similar orders, which also took effect Monday, also prohibiting all gatherings of fewer than 50 participants unless “previously announced criteria for hygiene and social distancing are met,” according to the
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Answering a need for daycare MightyKidz opening fourth location in Magnolia By Jessica Keller
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With three centers already open in Queen Anne and Magnolia, MightyKidz Daycare owner Kyla Liboon and Executive Director Rachel Peterson know what it takes to have a successful business. Now they are applying that knowledge to their fourth location, currently under construction in Magnolia, a building a little over 10,000 square feet located at 2307 W. Elmore St. The philosophy at the daycare center, however, has not changed. Liboon said she wants the daycare centers to be a “home away from home” for the children and their parents. That desire stemmed from her struggle leaving her son at a daycare center when she returned to work in early childcare development. Liboon said she and her husband, Jeff, came up with the idea of starting their own daycare center, which would allow her to continue her work, while keeping her son with her. “For me, it was really important for parents to feel com-
fortable dropping their kids off at childcare,” Liboon said. At MightyKidz, administrators and staff try to connect with families by getting to know the parents, as well as the children, Liboon said. “That way you get a better sense of families,” she said. Since Liboon and her husband opened their MightyKidz in-home center in 2014 at their Magnolia home, demand spurred them to open two more locations in Queen Anne: MightyKidz — Lower Queen Anne in 2017 and MightyKidz — Upper Queen Anne in 2018. Where they started with 12 children, MightyKidz now serves about 150 children and employs 50 teachers and staff. Once open, the newest MightyKidz site will serve 135 youth and feature 10 classrooms with 45 full- and part-time employees. The MightyKidz Magnolia site is still a couple months out until construction is finished, and the licensing process can take up to three months, Peterson said. During that time, DAYCARE, Page 12
We refinish or change the metal color or repair your: • DOOR HARDWARE • PLUMBING FIXTURES • CABINET HARDWARE • LIGHT FIXTURES • SILVERWARE • & MORE! Photo courtesy of MightyKidz Daycare MightyKidz Daycare teacher Kimmy Govender plays with students in her charge at one of daycare centers in Queen Anne and Magnolia. Demand for childcare services in the area has spurred MightyKidz administrators to open a fourth location in Magnolia, which is currently under construction at 2307 W. Elmore St., Seattle. Once completed, the building will have a little over 10,000 square feet.
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