By Dave Bohl
Mar 10, 2021
(Des Moines, Iowa) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds will sign an executive order to address childcare concerns in Iowa.
The Governor announced Wednesday that the executive order will establish the Governor s Childcare Task Force, designed to increase childcare services in Iowa.
Soon-to-be Task Force Chair Emily Schmitt says the goal is to take a broad view of childcare needs across the state and incentivize employers to partner with childcare providers. Schmitt adds the task force will look at ways to assist women whose jobs have been impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Schmitt is the General Counsel of Sukup Manufacturing Co., and has served in the past on the Economic Recovery Advisory Board.
Child care task force launched; $13M in grants awarded to create more slots
BY BUSINESS RECORD STAFF Thursday, March 11, 2021 11:09 AM Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday signed Executive Order 8, launching a new child care task force to develop a comprehensive strategy to address the child care shortage in Iowa. The governor also announced awardees of two child care grant programs totaling more than $13 million, which she said will contribute to the creation of more than 4,000 new child care slots across Iowa.
“When we remove the obstacles to high-quality, affordable child care, our families can nurture their kids while maintaining maximum freedom to enter and remain in the workforce,” Reynolds said in a news release. “Today’s announcement will further our efforts to provide high-quality, affordable access to child care in every corner of the state.”
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A panel of leading Iowa executives backed Gov. Kim Reynolds legislative priorities in a a 126-page report released Thursday, including increasing state funding for broadband internet, child care and housing.
The Governor s Economic Recovery Advisory Board was made up of 12 leaders of Iowa companies, the state economist, a chamber of commerce official and the CEO of the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. It also endorsed initiatives in areas including improving water quality and rural health care and expanding educational choice.