The Port of Seattle Commission has approved two new initiatives designed to provide affordable and accessible childcare for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) employees.The Port will establish a Childcare Navigator Program to help employees navigate the existing childcare ecosystem as well as conduct a feasibility study on creating a childcare facility at or near the airport. A recent study conducted by the Port found that 90% of airport employers noted employee concerns about the availability of reliable childcare.
“As a parent, I am so proud to be moving this effort on childcare access forward in the coming year,” said Port of Seattle commission president Toshiko Hasegawa. “We’re doing the hard, yet important work of understanding the challenges that face workers at our Port facilities, and we’re learning so much in the process. I look forward to seeing what the feasibility study teaches us about our goal to establish a childcare facility for SEA workers and community members. I’m proud the Port is working towards comprehensive solutions to answer our region’s childcare crisis.”
