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by: Reed Parker, Inside INdiana Business
Posted:
Dec 18, 2020 / 10:21 AM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (Inside INdiana Business) Another round of Come Back Stronger Fund grants are on the way to Indiana child care providers from Early Learning Indiana. The Indianapolis-based nonprofit will provide nearly $12 million in grants to programs across the state after a more than $10 million award from the Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc.
The grants are designed to help with enhanced sanitation procedures, sustaining staffing models, along with covering costs of implementing pandemic-appropriate activities and combating learning loss.
“Access to high-quality child care is critical to families, communities and our state’s ability to recover from the pandemic,” said Early Learning Indiana President and Chief Executive Officer Maureen Weber. “Our goal with this second round of funding is to continue helping our state’s highest-quality prov