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Bannock presenters ask county for $25,000 seed to pilot employer-parent-public “Tri Share” childcare program
Summary
United Way of Southeastern Idaho and the Kids First Coalition asked the Bannock County Board of Commissioners on June 12 to provide at least $25,000 in seed funding to pilot a Tri Share childcare program that would split the cost of childcare among employers, parents and public funds to make care more affordable and stabilize the local workforce.
United Way of Southeastern Idaho and the Kids First Coalition asked the Bannock County Board of Commissioners on June 12 to provide at least $25,000 in seed funding to pilot a “Tri Share” childcare program that would split the cost of childcare three ways — employers, families and public funds — to make care more affordable and stabilize the local workforce.
The request was presented by Danille Coll, director of education at United Way of Southeastern Idaho, and Sadie McMorris of the Kids First Coalition. “This proposal…is really a workforce development solution, not a social program,” Coll said, arguing that stable childcare supports employees and local employers. She also said, “The average childcare worker in Bannock County makes about $12 an hour.”
The presenters described the Tri Share model as a county-level pilot aimed at families who do not qualify for state subsidies and…
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