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Child Care

Access and affordability of child care is a major barrier for many in the Cedar Valley.  We currently lack over 3,000 spaces for children in the cedar valley.  This is negatively impacting the number of available workers for our employers in the area.  To understand more about this challenge, and how we can help increase available employees and better our communities, we’ve provided a few resources:

Contacts & Best Practices

See what other Iowa companies have done to help their employees and increase recruiting and retention.

Iowa Womens Foundation Child Care Infographic

See what other Iowa companies have done to help their employees and increase recruiting and retention.

Cost of Turnover Calculator

Use a calculator to assess actual impact to your business caused by turnover related to child care.

Leading the Way: A Guide for Business Engagement in Early Education

This tool-kit explains how businesses can get involved in supporting child care and early education with step by step examples. 

Workforce of Today, Workforce of Tomorrow: The Business Case for High-Quality Child Care

This report discusses how a focus on child care and early childhood education can combat the workforce shortage.

Child Care: Programs
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