Dawn Skeete
6:36 - 7:11
“The additional changes that are being proposed are intended to improve alignment with state regulation, reduce duplication, and modernize outdated requirements, and as well as support providers, and continue— while also continuing to maintain health and safety protections for children.”
- Speaker
- Dawn Skeete
- Timestamp
- 6:36 – 7:11
- Transcript
- Worksession re AO 2026-69, amending Anchorage Municipal Code Chapter 16.55 Anchorage Child Care...
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage, AK, USA
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From the transcript
All right, thank you. Today we're going to be discussing proposed updates to the Anchorage Municipal Childcare Code 1655. The presentation focuses on— focuses on referring to Round 2, as we're calling the updates. Last year we did Round 1 from this time of year through July 15th. The additional changes that are being proposed are intended to improve alignment with state regulation, reduce duplication, and modernize outdated requirements, and as well as support providers, and continue— while also continuing to maintain health and safety protections for children.
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