PlayDate PDX will close on May 31 after a landlord dispute, removing one of Portland's largest indoor play options and leaving parents with fewer rainy‑day choices.

Lottery‑backed grants are funding new infant seats in Lake Oswego and boosting ASL preschool capacity, part of a statewide push to expand early learning space.

Busy Hands Montessori abruptly shut after a staff "mass resignation," leaving more than 80 children without classrooms and families facing thousands in lost tuition.