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County staff reports ARPA childcare loans; supervisors press to protect funding for large Le Petit Alphonse nursery
Summary
County presented American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) childcare forgivable loans status, naming several funded projects and noting $508,323 unspent. Supervisors and the Le Petit Alphonse founder asked the board to explore additional protections and funding while litigation challenging the large childcare purchase continues.
County staff told the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 25 that $3.8 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds allocated to expand child-care capacity has been largely committed to a set of local projects and that $508,323 remained unspent. Staff summarized the programs forgivable loans and status of each award and highlighted the largest project, Le Petit Alphonse (LPE), a purchased facility projected to add the countys single largest number of infant and child-care slots.
Daniel Sanchez of the CEOs office and Celeste Gonzalez presented the ARPA childcare items and individual project status. Sanchez described six principal grants and loans: Natures Way Montessori…
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