Multnomah County will pay an estimated $238,500 to a marketing and outreach agency to gauge opinions on the county’s effort to offer tuition-free preschool, with a focus on its finances.

Complete with an indoor playground and preschool offerings, the new $1.2 million childcare center in Slater is a professional dream come true for Lizz Umland.

Preschool for All is economic infrastructure that helps ensure parents can work, employers don’t face turnover and the economy can grow, writes Candice Williams, executive director of Family ...