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Sen. Joni Ernst, right, speaks with Central Iowa business leaders Thursday during a roundtable discussion about how child care issues affect the workforce while
Three members of the first Idea Accelerator Iowa City cohort studied the child care workforce crisis by implementing a short-term test of a $4 an hour raise for participating child care workers.
Governor s Child Care Task Force to address state shortages Share Updated: 6:59 PM CDT May 4, 2021 Share Updated: 6:59 PM CDT May 4, 2021
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Show Transcript CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS CREATED A CHILD CARE CRISIS IN IOWA. SO, GOVERNOR REYNOLDS RESPONDED WITH A NEW CHILD CARE TASK FORC KCCI’S CYNTHIA FODOR SPOKE WITH A MEMBER OF THE TASK FORCE TODAY ABOUT THEIR FIRST ASSIGNMENT. THE GOVERNOR HAS ASKED THE TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE CHILDCAR SHORTAGE IN THE STATE. WE TALKED ABOUT THE CHILDCARE COALITION THAT SAYS THE GROUP HAS 100 DAYS TO COME UP WITH BIG, BOLD RECOMMENDATIONS. THEY HAVE BEEN PUSHING LAWMAKERS FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS TO PROVIDE STATE FUNDING. PRIOR TO THE COVID RELATED ISSUES, WE ALREA HAVE IOWA HAS A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF WORKING PARENTS. IT IS REALLY JUST ESCALATING THE ISSUE AND IT BROUGHT IT TO LIGHT THAT THE CHILDCARE SYSTEM CRUMBLED DURING COVID AND WE HAVE TO START TO REPLENISH T