(Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News) Lewis, a preschool-aged student, works with clay during an art class on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at the Klukwan school in Klukwan, Alaska.

A citizen group working to increase childcare availability is finding some early success, but says a far more significant intervention is still needed.

The Chilkat Valley currently has four licensed childcare providers: Head Start, Chilkat Valley Preschool, pre-school at the Klukwan school, and longtime home-provider Kim Larson. 

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Will Steinfeld is a documentary photographer and reporter in Southeast Alaska, formerly in New England.