Articles Tagged: child care

House Democrats unveiled their 2025 state lawmaking priorities in an effort to motivate voters in the Nov. 5 election.

Iowa Child Care Connect shows facilities with open slots, the quality ratings, complaint reports

Also, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds appoints a district judge in Eastern Iowa

Also, lawmakers advance a bill allowing families to monitor nursing home residents.

Proponents said the bill will help short-staffed child care centers have more flexibility to fill gaps, allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to cover breaks and nap times and assist in the care of more children.

Both play big roles as Iowa’s workforce continues to be limited across all industry sectors.

A group named Mount Vernon-Lisbon Child Care Solutions led a six-week fundraising effort.

Two more cases -- in a commercial turkey flock in Pocahontas County and a mixed-species backyard flock in Guthrie County -- were confirmed Monday.

The regional director for a statewide child care referral program says recent changes at the state level have helped, but more work remains to make child care affordable and accessible to more Iowans

The legislation would increase the federal child tax credit, raising it above the level established in the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act. But it does include work requirements.

Iowa state and federal lawmakers — from both sides off the political aisle — were in Washington on Wednesday as part of separate efforts seeking to advance policies to expand access to affordable child care.

Earlier this year, six students graduated from the pilot cohort of the Child Care Foundations and Communication Class at Kirkwood, an “earn and learn” program geared toward helping English language learners get the certifications and experience necessary to be successful on the job — while getting paid.

Starting today, Iowa teens ages 14 to 17 can work more jobs at longer hours, low-income families will face new requirements for receiving public benefits such as food assistance, and more Iowa parents will qualify for child care assistance, but will have to work more hours to remain eligible.

The report by Common Good Iowa and the Annie E. Casey foundation found that Iowa’s childcare tuition rates rivaled in state tution at Iowa’s public universities and community colleges equaling more around 10 percent of an average married couples income for center-based care.

The Grant Wood Area Education Agency Service offers coaching and behavioral intervention strategies to early childhood educators.