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Summit County staff ask council for $80,000 increase to childcare scholarship fund
Summary
County staff asked the council to add $80,000 to the childcare scholarship program in 2025 (from $280,000 to $360,000) to extend coverage for currently enrolled families; program currently serves 33 county families with a waitlist of roughly 100 eligible households.
County staff presented an update on the community childcare scholarship program and requested an $80,000 increase to the 2025 budget to extend support for currently enrolled families.
Jana (presenting the childcare update) said the county launched its scholarship program in June 2024 and that Upwards administers the program; the Early Childhood Alliance is covering administrative fees so county funds go directly to families. "We are currently serving 33 families in the county program," she…
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