(Undated)– Iowa has released an interactive website that helps parents find real-time childcare options for their kids in ways not currently available. Iowa Child Care Connect, which the state has nicknamed “C3” uses crowd-sourcing technology, helping people use up to the minute data to find child care where and when they need it. Common Good Iowa policy advocate Sheila Hansen says “C3” is a vast improvement over what the state had before…
She says while the technology is a step forward, Common Good Iowa and other advocates say the state doesn’t need more brick-and-mortar childcare centers. It needs more staff, which has been the real challenge…
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services requires childcare providers to complete various training requirements and update their certification every two years.
(Courtesy Iowa News Service)
