A new early learning center north of Spokane in the town of Valley is set to open next fall, with the goal to bridge and improve child care for the rural community.

“They’ll start getting in the ground and moving dirt this week,” said Candace Harris, director for the current Valley Early Learning Center.

Funded by bond district saving and grants, Harris said the new 13,000-square-foot facility will operate similarly to its current center and offer year-round child care, special education and transitional kindergarten. The new space will replace the portable classrooms they had been using to operate the last 14 years and build six new classrooms. This will allow the center to serve at least 134 children, in comparison to the current 84, eliminating the wait list of 26 children.

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