Governor JB Pritzker is announcing a 270 million dollar grant program for child care providers in Illinois. The stat previously awarded one-time stipends to providers caring for the children of front-line workers, but Pritzker says more must be done. He says this new program makes Illinois the first state in the country to help restore child care through the pandemic.
He also says the money will help child care centers and providers cope with smaller class sizes and new safety protocols with having to drastically raise prices. The Governor says they want to hear from providers about how to best disperse the money. A survey is available online via the Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies website.
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