A new future envisioned

Childcare Discovery Center holds groundbreaking The family of Tammy McNeil, owner of Childcare Discovery Center, pose during a...

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Childcare a focus of recent bills passed by Iowa House

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia. (KMTV) - There are two bills that recently passed the Iowa House of Representatives. One provides up to $3 million a...

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Council moves to support daycare business

ChildCare Discovery plans to build on new site A Fort Dodge daycare business plans to build a new facility on the city’s northeast side....

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Senator Joni Ernst is passionate on childcare issue

‘Fort Dodge is just really moving’ Sen. Ernst learns about local projects Click Here For Information On Current Childcare Issues in Fort...

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Without childcare, it will be a rough road to recovery

WORK TRANSFORMED For parents, the ability to work full-time goes hand in hand with whether they have childcare.

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Childcare - Every Day Heros

Child Care - An Essential Service Enabling Parents To Work Taking Extra Precautions - To Keep Children Healthy And Staff Well Essential For

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Little Crusaders Daycare receives grant

The daycare has received a grant of $9,798 from Linking Families and Community to expand the space and have a separate 3’s and 4’s childcare

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First step underway in child care expansion process

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Daycare planned near Rosedale Rapids

A Fort Dodge childcare facility may be moving to the city’s east side not far from the Rosedale Rapids Aquatics Center.

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FD City Council supports day care expansion plan

Faced with an ongoing shortage of available day care in the community, the Fort Dodge City Council moved on Monday to help finance a planned

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Report: Iowa Economy Loses Nearly $1 Billion Annually From Childcare Shortage

A new report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation found the Iowa economy loses close to a billion dollars annually due to childcare is

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Child care access, quality a key issue for 2020 Iowa legislature

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FD council OKs child care grant plans

The Fort Dodge City Council passed a series of resolutions Monday night that is meant to address a need for additional child care opportunit

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‘We need day care’

Governor says child care shortage is one of area’s main workforce challenges

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Potential Child Care Measures Discussed at Eggs and Issues

Good child care is essential to helping parents stay in the workforce, according to state legislators who spoke at an Eggs and Issues forum.

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