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Douglas County approves $100,000 challenge to expand child-care scholarships
Summary
Douglas County commissioners authorized staff to launch a one-year, $100,000 community childcare scholarship challenge fund administered by Positive Brightstart, with the county matching community pledges to expand subsidized child care for families in need.
Douglas County commissioners on Oct. 15 authorized the county administrator's office to proceed with a one-time $100,000 community childcare scholarship challenge fund that will match outside pledges and be administered by Positive Brightstart.
The fund is intended to expand an existing scholarship program that helps low-income families access early childhood care. "This would the $100,000 would be, in a sense, a pledge in the form that would establish a, a 1 time childcare, scholarship challenge fund," county staff member Jill Jellicker told commissioners during the meeting. She said the fund would be open Jan. 1 and would wrap up Dec. 20, 2026.
The scholarship program is currently run by Positive Brightstart. Marie Taylor, executive…
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