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Nonprofit Resource Connection outlines childcare supports, urges Ione to plan for providers
Summary
Resource Connection presented to the Ione City Council with local data on childcare capacity and services, urging the council to prioritize childcare in land-use planning, provider-friendly ordinances and referral support. Presenters highlighted subsidy and training programs and local provider counts.
Mia Huss and Karen Fraser of the Resource Connection told the Ione City Council that their nonprofit supports families and childcare providers across Amador and Calaveras counties and urged officials to make childcare an explicit priority in local planning.
The presenters said the Resource Connection provides resource-and-referral services, provider training, a lending library of educational materials and a grandparent-respite program. "We help people find and pay for childcare," Huss said, describing one-on-one technical assistance and a…
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