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College Park childcare task force urges registry, grants and training to expand local capacity
Summary
A task force convened by College Park recommends a city-hosted childcare registry, micro capital grants and capacity improvement loans, training subsidies and standardized wait-list transparency to address provider declines and high costs. The council asked staff to explore next steps and possible legislation.
A city-appointed Childcare Task Force presented a set of recommendations aimed at expanding local childcare capacity and transparency after documenting declines in home-based providers, rising costs and a freeze in statewide childcare scholarship enrollments.
The task force recommended the city create and maintain a centralized registry or website listing licensed childcare providers and available seats, standardized wait-list reporting, and convenings that bring providers and families together. It also proposed small capital grants to help home-based providers meet safety and code…
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