The need for child care is intense because of the large number of working parents. Across Iowa, 75 percent of families with children younger than six have all parents working, according to the CCR&R.
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Early Childhood Iowa is hosting a summit to engage partners that are involved in local and state-level early childhood system work, as well as, business and economic leaders, civic and faith leaders, education leaders, law enforcement and policymakers.
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The revised Iowa Early Learning Standards, announced today, describe the typical behavior, knowledge and skills in children from birth through age 5 that set the stage for success in school, as well as ways that adults can support learning and development during those critical early years.
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Grant available to support community based solutions such as: building and expanding a child care center, maintaining and increasing child care entrepreneurs, establishing before and after school programs, innovatively addressing child care for 2nd and 3rd shift workers and creating businesses and child care partnerships.
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Iowa CCR&R offers core training at no cost to assure that providers are meeting minimum requirements.
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