Help Us Grow – Furnishing Classrooms
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The Kids Spot is a nonprofit child care center that opened in Lake City, Iowa in 1992. They provide part-time, full-time and before/after school care. They are the only DHS licensed program in their community.
Providing Rural Community Access to After School Programs
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St Mark provides space for kids with after school and summer programs to fill a gap for working families and students that are struggling with reading, math and social emotional skills.
Williamsburg Community Child Care Center, Williamsburg
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Williamsburg Community Child Care (W4C’s) expanded its existing child care operation by opening a second site (W4C’S North), conveniently located just off I-80 in 2022.
Wildcat ABC Child Care, Carlisle Iowa
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Our project includes both building an addition and retrofitting portions of our existing building to serve 90 additional children in our center (for a total of 180). The additional 4,570 square feet of space would include a new kitchen, restrooms, and five classrooms.
Waypoint, Cedar Rapids
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Funding will help ensure KidsPoint Child Care can provide scholarships to meet the community’s increased demand for child care, especially for low income families.
Waverly Child Care & Preschool, Waverly
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Waverly Child Care and Preschool is working on an expansion onto the west side of the current building as well as updating the current center. The addition will double to current center’s capacity.
To The Rescue, Cedar Rapids
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Funding will allow us to purchase toys, books, curriculum materials and classroom furnishings for a new childcare center.
Sumner Daycare and Learning Center, Inc., Sumner Iowa
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The Sumner Daycare and Learning Center (SDLC), was approved by the State Fire Marshal to conduct business in renovated classrooms of the Durant Elementary until June 2024.
Sprouts Early Learning Academy, Carlisle Iowa
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Sprouts will use funding to support the addition of a new classroom. Furniture items such as cots and sheets, as well as teaching materials and age appropriate manipulatives are needed for the growing enrollment.
Shooting Star Childcare
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Elkhart is a growing community north of Ankeny that has a need for childcare and employment, as the nearest jobs or childcare is 20 minutes away.