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Feasibility study finds downtown El Paso site can host childcare center for about 90 children; court backs staff-led next steps
Summary
A Workforce Solutions Borderplex feasibility study identifies a county‑owned property near Paisano as a viable downtown childcare site serving roughly 90–93 children; the Commissioners Court asked staff to continue planning with Workforce Solutions and other partners.
Workforce Solutions Borderplex and planning consultant Able City presented an ARPA‑funded feasibility study to the El Paso County Commissioners Court on Jan. 23 that concluded a downtown childcare facility is feasible and that one county‑owned property adjacent to Paisano could accommodate roughly 91–93 children using converted parking for an outdoor play area.
Leila Melendez, chief executive officer of Workforce Solutions Borderplex, said Workforce Solutions currently pays for childcare for more than 5,700 children daily through subsidies that allow nearly 4,000 parents to work. Melendez said the downtown area qualifies as a childcare desert and…
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