Iowa has released an interactive website that helps parents find real-time childcare options for their kids in ways not currently available.
Iowa Child Care Connect, which the state has nicknamed “C3” uses crowd-sourcing technology, helping people use up-to-the-minute data to find child care where and when they need it. Common Good Iowa policy advocate Sheila Hansen says “C3” is a vast improvement over what the state had before…
The site also offers information on subsidies the providers accept along with current real-time openings and quality ratings. Hansen says the state should focus on improving pay and working conditions for childcare workers.
Hansen says while the technology is a step forward, Common Good Iowa and other advocates say the state doesn’t need more brick-and-mortar childcare centers. It needs more staff, which has been the real challenge…
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services requires childcare providers to complete various training requirements and update their certification every two years.
(credit to Iowa News Service)
