Shared Services for Child Care Providers: A Pilot Project
Shared Services is an innovative approach to strengthen the child care industry by helping providers share costs and deliver services in a more streamlined and efficient way.
A three-year grant is allowing First Steps Kent to pilot a Shared Services model to offer more support and back-end services to child care centers and family homes. The expenses and time associated with running a child care business force many providers out of the industry. Research shows easing those burdens helps stabilize the pool of providers, giving families more options.
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Shared Services
Shared Services: Child Care Collaboration
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Child Care
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Shared Services
Kent County Awards First Steps Kent Grant Funding to Help Child Care…
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Child Care
Distribution of Supplies to Child Care Providers
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Coordinating Child Care During COVID-19
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Early Learning
Pilot Program to Provide Business Support to Child Care Providers
First Steps Kent received a $750,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to...