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Committee urges council to pursue childcare supports and state RWIP funds amid workforce concerns
Summary
The committee voted to forward recommendations to City Council encouraging use of state RWIP grants and exploration of local matching grants to expand childcare capacity, citing childcare shortages as a key workforce constraint and reporting nearly $1.75 million in state childcare funding used by area providers in recent years.
The Economic Development Plan Review Committee on May 9 voted to advance recommendations to City Council aimed at addressing childcare shortages tied to workforce constraints, asking staff and partners to pursue state Regional Workforce Improvement Program (RWIP) funding and to explore whether local grants could complement state funding.
Committee member Tyler moved to forward the item; the motion was seconded and the committee approved it. The motion specifically directed staff to note that other communities are using RWIP and similar state programs for larger childcare…
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