Today, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) announced $369,536,572 in federal investments to help Iowa child care providers open safely, keep workers on the payroll and lower costs for hardworking families.
“As a working mom, I know how critical access to safe, affordable child care is for a working family. And after a difficult year of economic turmoil, child care will be vital to getting Iowa families safely back to work and our local economies back on track,” said Rep. Axne. “I voted for the American Rescue Plan to deliver this robust investment to help Iowa’s child care providers and to help lower costs for families, and I’m pleased to see this money coming back now to help those in need.”
The funding comes as part of two programs Rep. Axne helped create through her vote for the American Rescue Plan:
- $227,550,820 from the child care stabilization fund for grants to help child care providers to reopen or stay open, provide safe and healthy learning environments, keep workers on payroll, and provide mental health supports for educators and children, and;
- $141,985,752 in more flexible funding for Iowa to make child care more affordable for more families, increase access to high-quality care for families receiving subsidies, increase compensation for early childhood workers, and meet other care needs in the state.
The funding will go to the State of Iowa, which will allocate it to specific providers and families.
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