Child Care Providers Complete Training Series To Improve Quality Of Care

Posted in: Quality, Iowa

"I feel like I've been featured on an episode of Extreme Makeover-Child Care Edition," said a child care provider after participating in a 36-hour training designed to help providers improve the quality of their childcare.


Wartburg Students Look at Minimum Wage Hike Impact on Child Care

Posted in: Child Care Workforce, Iowa

Seniors in the social work program at Wartburg College presented their findings from a special project at the Saemann Student Center on campus Wednesday.


Lawmakers Focus On In-Home Child Care

Posted in: Quality, Iowa
Iowa lawmakers are considering fingerprinting child care providers in the state. It's just one recommendation from a recently formed committee studying home-based child care.

Early education and child care providers gather for conference

Posted in: Child Care Workforce, Iowa

Continuing education for preschool educators and licensed day care providers is getting more involved since the passage of the Early Childhood Development bill signed by Gov. Chet Culver last session.


Child care, health care

Posted in: Quality, Iowa

John Holt’s brother recently moved to town to supply some child-rearing help. Holt, who’s raising his two sons in Clarion, had been scrambling to find day care for them while he’s at work.


Research Shows Not All In-Home Child Care Equal

Posted in: Iowa, Quality
Child care already takes a big chunk out of the paychecks of many Iowa families.

Child care union seeks insurance

Posted in: Child Care Workforce, Iowa

JoAnn Lewis cares for 14 children in her Davenport home. She has no health insurance.


Child care provider group speaks out on turnover

Posted in: Iowa, Child Care Workforce

A delegation of child care providers today called on the state to do more to help cut the high turnover among the profession. Matt Tapscott is a child care provider from Des Moines who spoke for "Child Care Providers Together."


New service would ensure kids are in safe hands 24/7

Posted in: Iowa

Pam Coffey is a widowed mother of two boys who works long hours and travels often for her executive job with Dex Media in West Des Moines.