Kim Reynolds Announces New Child Care Initiatives After Lawmakers Fail to Pass Her Bill

Kim Reynolds announces new child care initiatives after lawmakers fail to pass her bill

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is launching a new grant program for preschools and child care centers to partner to provide all-day care for 4-year-olds.

State building scheme urgently needed to increase childcare places – Currie

A new state-building scheme specifically for childcare would help ensure families have increased access to affordable childcare, a Fine Gael TD has said.   Deputy Emer Currie, Fine Gael’s spokesperson on childcare, said that by building state-owned childcare facilities, additional places could open in pre-schools and childcare facilities across the country.   “The private sector […] The post State building scheme urgently needed to increase chil…

Gov. Reynolds advances child care solutions with full-day continuum of care grants and new statewide fund

(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds reaffirmed her commitment to strengthening Iowa’s child care system on Tuesday by launching a new Statewide Solutions Fund, extending the successful Child Care Assistance pilot program that supports child care workers, and introducing a Continuum of Care grant to encourage preschool and child care partnerships to provide a full day of care for 4-year-olds. “When individuals, businesses, and government all work …