Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund have announced grants to 27 statewide organizations to create new child care slots and support the expansion of high-quality affordable child care programs.
The grants are part of the Child Care Capacity Accelerator Grant Program. In June, a first round of awards provided $43 million to 52 providers and community partnerships to create 4,211 new child care slots. The second round will provide another $11.4 million to 27 organizations and providers to create an additional 1,468 slots. In all, the grant program has provided a total of $55,018,294 to 67 communities and providers to create 5,655 high-quality child care slots.
In a press release, Governor Kelly said “Expanding access to high-quality, affordable child care will spur economic growth by allowing more families to participate in the workforce and support the healthy development of Kansas children.”
The grant funding will primarily be used by communities and child care providers to support the costs of major operational start-up needs such as expanded staffing, improving training, and purchasing furniture and equipment.
