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DCYF begins facilities planning to expand child‑care supply; consulting interviews under way

5785861 · September 18, 2025
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DCYF told providers it has started a facilities implementation project to identify barriers and supports for building and expanding child‑care facilities and has contracted Burke Consulting for interviews and focus groups to inform an implementation plan.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families is developing an implementation plan to address facility needs that limit expansion of child care, agency staff told the Provider Supports Subcommittee.

Diana Stokes, DCYF’s Early Care and Education Access Project Manager, said the facilities project began in November and is examining the technical and local‑government barriers providers face when building new programs or expanding existing ones.…

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