The legislative package passed earlier this month includes $8 million to NeighborImpact in support of child care providers throughout Central Oregon and the state. The nonprofit's existing Child Care Resources program offers training, technical assistance and business support to child care providers, preschools and early educators in Central Oregon. These funds will enable the program to expand its services aimed at increasing supply of available child care, including providing funding to existing child care providers for renovations and supplies to expand capacity in their current facilities; recruiting and training new child care providers that want to open a child care business; and offering grants to cover operating expenses, supplies, permitting fees and other materials that support opening or expansion. Efforts supported by these funds will create up to 1400-1700 new child care slots in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Addi
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