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(Iowa) -- Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announces millions of dollars in grand funding for child care and preschool program partnerships.
The second round of the state's Continuum of Care grant program will award $5.2 million to 19 child care and preschool partnerships across the state. The funds will allow those partnerships to expand hours of operation, hire more staff, and increase the number of children served.
Grants of up to $300,000 will be awarded over the course of three years to support partnerships from licensed child care providers and Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program, or SWVPP, sites across the state. The partnerships will offer full-day care for 4 year-olds.
The grant program's overall goal is to boost support for working families and the state's childcare workforce. More information on childcare grants is available at the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services website.