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Council backs Sky Harbor childcare award to KinderCare; court order delays contract execution
Summary
The council approved a plan to award a childcare facility concession at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport to KinderCare, but a court order tied to ongoing litigation blocks execution of the contract until a June 20 hearing or until a bond is posted.
The Phoenix City Council voted 9‑0 on June 4 to approve the Sky Harbor airport childcare project award and related agreements, a project that uses airport capital funds and a $3 million ARPA tenant‑improvement allocation to create on‑site childcare for airport workers.
Councilwoman Guardado, who led council remarks on the item, said the project supports the airport’s workforce and cited airport economic impacts and prior pandemic work to sustain essential workers. The council vote approved staff’s recommendation to award the revenue contract and move forward with the build‑out.
The award was contested by several local small providers, who raised procurement concerns in public comment and subsequently filed…
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