The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 included $23.97 billion in child care provider grants to defray business costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. That funding helped steady child care
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, children stopped going to child care centers and their workers no longer had a source of income; child care programs that had been open for years or even decades were forced to shut down.
Readying young children for kindergarten is more than ensuring they know their 123s and ABCs. Preschool prepares little ones to become learners, and 319 Allen County children so far are