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County keeps child-care grant waitlist as state offers limited, time‑bound funds
Summary
After reviewing outcomes of an ARPA‑funded child‑care recruitment project and a growing child‑care grant waitlist, county staff recommended keeping the waitlist in place rather than opening enrollment to accept a limited, one‑time allocation that would create 12‑month funding obligations.
Washington County social services staff reported to the Health and Human Services Committee on July 30 about the county’s ARPA-funded child‑care provider recruitment project and the status of the county’s child‑care grant waitlist. Staff recommended continuing the current waitlist instead of reopening applications to draw down a one‑time, time‑limited state allocation that would obligate the county to 12 months of additional grant payments.
Staff summarized the ARPA provider recruitment initiative ($61,160…
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