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Ashley Lenz directs pre-K students during a craft activity last week at ABCD Daycare in Hayden. 
Lenz is the lead teacher at the Hayden location and the daughter of owners Andy and Chris Bjurstrom.

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Child care conundrum an economic issue
December 4, 2022 1:08 a.m.

Child care conundrum an economic issue

Labor constraints, high demand, low supply plague day care industry

“For the first time since COVID-19 started we’re at full staff and full capacity,” said Chris Bjurstrom, owner of ABCD Daycare. “But I’m afraid that in the next breath someone may quit and go somewhere else.”

All in the family: The ABCD family is all-in for the kids
March 9, 2020 1:19 p.m.

All in the family: The ABCD family is all-in for the kids

It’s not often you see a room full of pre-K children working quietly.