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Mayor outlines Tri Share childcare pilot for Lowcountry jurisdictions
Summary
The mayor briefed the board on a Tri Share childcare pilot involving multiple jurisdictions, with the goal that participating jurisdictions' contributions support a childcare center in each participant's jurisdiction and produce data for potential state funding expansion.
The mayor described a regional Tri Share childcare pilot being developed with partners including the United Way, the Children's Center in Hilton Head and the Hilton Head Chamber of Commerce, and said participating jurisdictions would pool funds to support a childcare center in each participating jurisdiction.
"The hope is that this will be successful, and we can send the data to the state and not only get future funding from the state," the mayor said. He noted state averages when describing per-child funding levels in the program materials: "the state average is 20,000, $10,000 a year," and said amounts would vary by local participation. The pilot is framed as an economic development tool to help parents return to the workforce by increasing affordable, high-quality early learning access.
