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Local groups form Clayton County Child Care Coalition to expand childcare access
Summary
Representatives from the Clayton County Foundation for the Future and the Family Resource Center outlined a new county Child Care Coalition informed by a 2023 market analysis to steer funding and initiatives addressing childcare access and social determinants of health.
Emily Sadewasser, of the Clayton County Foundation for the Future, and Tracy Kregel, of the Family Resource Center, told the Clayton County Board of Health on Jan. 20 that they are forming a Clayton County Child Care Coalition to pursue funding and coordinate local childcare initiatives.
Sadewasser outlined the foundation’s recent grant work in disaster recovery and early-childhood literacy and said the coalition’s start-up will draw on strategic plans from a 2023 countywide childcare market analysis. Kregel described the coalition’s role in pooling resources and aligning local providers with funders to support childcare supply and access across the county.
Board members did not vote on the coalition; the presentation was informational. The presenters identified coalition activities as aimed at addressing social determinants of health by strengthening childcare availability, though speakers did not specify an initial funding amount or an implementation timeline.
The board’s next scheduled meeting is March 10, 2026; presenters said further coalition planning would follow local outreach and funder conversations.
