A native Portlander, she grew up going to family oriented daycares with largely children she went to school with or extended relatives. Griffin calls this the “old” model, which sits in contrast to “new” childcare, which she defines as being run by people for whom she doesn’t share a deep relationship. Further complicating matters was that their family lives in Gresham.

“I had to look into actual daycare facilities run by people I did not know, who didn’t look like me,” she says. “That was a new experience.”

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