{"id":5561,"date":"2021-07-09T14:59:58","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T14:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/2021\/07\/09\/what-the-american-rescue-plan-means-for-child-care-in-kentucky\/"},"modified":"2022-09-27T19:50:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T19:50:03","slug":"what-the-american-rescue-plan-means-for-child-care-in-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/what-the-american-rescue-plan-means-for-child-care-in-kentucky\/","title":{"rendered":"What the American Rescue Plan means for child care in Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thanks to your advocacy in lifting up the essential services that safe, reliable, and high-quality child care provides to all Kentuckians, over $763 million have been awarded to the Kentucky Division of Child Care from the federal American Rescue Plan passed by the U.S. Congress in early 2021. These funds will allow more Kentucky parents to join, remain in, and fully contribute to our workforce, support local economies, and provide more children with the early care and education so crucial to their physical and intellectual development.\u00a0 Talk about a <\/span>win-win-win<\/b> for Kentucky\u2019s kids, parents, and local communities!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are what the funds will be used for:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

The largest part of the funding, more than $470 million, will be used to stabilize struggling child care providers throughout Kentucky. The majority of this funding is available for eligible programs opened by the federal cutoff date of March 11, 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The remaining $293 from the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) will be used to:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n