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Committee reviews early learning and developmental‑disability budget, including $15 million childcare installment and STAR certification progress
Summary
The committee heard requests for early‑learning and developmental‑disability programs (now Early Learning and Development) including a governor recommendation of $15 million one‑time to the Idaho Child Care Program and ongoing $4.2 million, discussion of the STAR certification rollout at SWITC, and steps to address childcare enrollment pauses.
BOISE — The Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee reviewed the Department of Health and Welfare’s requests for services for people with developmental disabilities and related early‑learning programs on Feb. 20, including proposals to use one‑time federal child‑care funds and progress updates on the START certification model used at SWITC (Southwest Idaho Treatment Center).
Analyst Alex Williamson said the division is being rebranded as Early Learning and Development under a departmental reorganization and noted that several developmental‑disability programs have moved into the Medicaid budget. She described FY2026 requests and governor recommendations, including a governor recommendation to allocate $15 million one‑time from under‑utilized Child Care and Development Block Grant funds (to be spent in installments over three years) and an ongoing $4.2 million request for the…
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