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Child care proposal opens up teens to unsafe conditions

Posted on January 29, 2024 at 9:56 AM by Sheila Hansen

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A bill that would allow 16-year-olds to care for babies and toddlers without direct supervision has appeared at the Statehouse...

Categories: Child care

Tagged As: child care, Iowa Legislature, ratios

Cycling the high road of public investments

Posted on July 26, 2023 at 5:40 PM by Mike Owen

map of federally funded projects in Iowa

Riders on RAGBRAI, the annual statewide bicycle ride across Iowa sponsored by The Des Moines Register, are peddling on a...

Categories: Budget & taxes, Child care, Covid-19, Federal policy, Jobs & labor

Tagged As: American Rescue Plan Act, child care, COVID-19, Economic development, Inflation Reduction Act, Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act, Iowa Economy, Iowa Farmers Union, Progress Iowa

Kids Count: Iowa 6th in child well-being, but child care a challenge

Posted on June 14, 2023 at 12:01 AM by Anne Discher

key Iowa rankings in 2023 Kids Count Data Book

PDF of Iowa data profile PDF of news release Iowa retains high rank on child well-being, but inaccessible, unaffordable child...

Categories: Child care, Data, Early childhood, Family support & well-being, Safety net & work supports

Tagged As: child care, Kids Count

Danger ahead: Gutting education, health and safety with tax cuts

Posted on March 3, 2023 at 12:02 PM by Mike Owen

Road Closed warning sign photo

The road is closed, the bridge is out, and tax-cut-obsessed legislators are stepping on the gas. Already, Iowans started the...

Categories: Budget & taxes, Child care, Clean air & water, Early childhood, Health, Higher education, PK-12 schools, Public Safety

Opportunity through public policy: Different approaches in Washington and Des Moines

Posted on April 30, 2021 at 11:12 AM by Mike Owen

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President Biden’s challenge to Congress to rejuvenate the nation came as a welcome contrast to what Iowans are seeing from...

Categories: Budget & taxes, Child care, Clean energy & climate, Covid-19, Family support & well-being

Lawmakers, Governor propose solutions to child care crisis

Posted on January 28, 2021 at 4:16 PM by Sheila Hansen

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Early education advocates and business leaders alike are sounding the alarm about the many Iowa families struggling to find and...

Categories: Child care

Tagged As: child care, iowa legislature

Now is the time for Congress to act on child care

Posted on October 20, 2020 at 12:00 AM by Anne Discher

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Iowa child care providers can’t seem to catch a break. Many are still struggling to re-open and stay open in...

Categories: Child care, Covid-19, Federal policy

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