Child Care Expansion Grants
Expansion
- Physical Space and Facilities
In 2022, the Idaho Legislature approved $15 million in one-time American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for grants to create more seats in high-quality child care facilities and offset start-up costs for child care businesses and providers that want to expand. An additional $15M is requested in the FY24 budget for the WDC to continue funding the expansion of child care. The Workforce Development Council (WDC) administers the grants to the organizations administering child care. The program permits grant recipients to use the funds for needs such as facility updates, staffing, and/or renovation of buildings; any project that exceeds $1 million in capital expenditures requires additional written justification under the ARPA program. The return on investment is measured by the total number of child care seats available two years after the contract’s end date.
Sources:
Idaho Workforce Development Council. (n.d.). Child Care Expansion Grants.
Idaho Workforce Development Council. (2021). Child Care Expansion Grant Policy.
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Visit the Minnesota Profile Here- The state population is 5,717,184
- The percentage of children under 6 with all available parents in the workforce is 76%
- The rural percentage is 28.1%
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Learn More About Idaho- The state population is 1,939,033
- The percentage of children under 6 with all available parents in the workforce is 56%
- The rural percentage is 30.8%