(Des Moines, IA) -- The state of Iowa is announcing more than 26-(m) million dollars in grants for child care businesses. Twenty-three projects are getting funding. Most (19) are getting grants for infrastructure projects. Four projects involve agreements between businesses and local centers to create new child care slots.
Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) estimates the project will involve 67 employers and is expected to create nearly 1,786 child care slots.
View a list of today’s awardees here. A map of awardees is available here.
“Iowa businesses know that access to quality child care is a major factor in employees’ ability to work,” Gov. Reynolds said. “These awards will support and incentivize employer investment in child care resources on site or through community partnerships and strengthen our efforts to provide high quality child care throughout the state of Iowa.”
The grant program was a top recommendation of the Child Care Task Force - to incentivize business engagement in child care.