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You Are Not Alone! Posted by Danielle Hale, Region 1 Community Development Specialist in CCR&R Blog on 9/21/2021 Are you new to having a family or maybe you are new to Iowa? Did you know there is a program called Iowa Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) that is a FREE resource for all things child care? Read More

Black Hawk Child Care Coalition Posted by ICCRR in News on 2/12/2021 We started to hear from businesses that they were having a hard time recruiting and retaining staff because of the lack of child care. Read More

Sioux County - Local Experts say County is a Child Care Desert Posted by ICCRR in News on 7/20/2018 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. Read More

IWF Child Care Solutions Fund Posted by ICCRR in News on 7/16/2018 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. Read More

Why Child Care Matters to Iowa Businesses Posted by ICCRR in News on 2/1/2018 Building awareness about the connections between business and child care in Iowa. Strengthen communities & Iowa's future workforce. Read More

Small Steps to Help a Child Posted by Lora Patton, Region 4 Director in CCR&R Blog on 4/14/2016 What happens when that adult doesn’t have the coping mechanisms in place to deal with all of the stress? At times, it can lead to some form of abuse. There may be no intent in the actions, but at the same time, the spirit of a child can be broken. Read More

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