Parents looking for someone to watch their children so they can earn a living may have to keep looking for the time being.

Efforts to find solutions to a lack of child care locally and statewide continue to move forward, but providing the service is taking more time than most people might like. The number of child care providers has dropped by 11% throughout the state since 2021.

In Wrangell, there have been some efforts to increase the number of child care options, though only one, through the Wrangell Cooperative Association, is moving forward for now.

Last month, the WCA conducted a surv...