PUYALLUP — Bailey Hazzard, 25, and her toddler, Finnley, go to school on the same campus.

Hazzard wants to be a labor and delivery nurse. This spring, she started studying at Pierce College and hopes to get into the school’s nursing program.

While Hazzard goes to class and does homework, Finnley cheerfully attends the Garnero Child Development Center on the Puyallup campus, socializing with new friends, playing outside and eating meals prepared on-site.

“If she wasn’t here, I wouldn’t be able to go to school,” Hazzard said.

Child care centers on community college campuses serve an important purpose, providing student parents a convenient and educational place to bring their kids so they can study and further their own education. Many provide free or low-cost care through public funding

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