Episode 161 – Working Together on Iowa’s Child Care System

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW225825115 BCX9" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW225825115 BCX9">It’s no secret that a strong</span> <span class= "ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError SCXW225825115 BCX9">child care</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW225825115 BCX9">system is key to supporting a strong workforce. Sheri Penney, Employment Engagement Director for the Iowa Women’s Foundation</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW225825115 BCX9">,</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW225825115 BCX9">talks</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW225825115 BCX9"> about some of the creative ways employers and communities are working to</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW225825115 BCX9">gether to solve</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW225825115 BCX9">local</span> <span class= "ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError SCXW225825115 BCX9">child care</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW225825115 BCX9">challenges</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW225825115 BCX9">. Find out how</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW225825115 BCX9">members of a</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW225825115 BCX9">small Iowa community ha</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW225825115 BCX9">ve</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW225825115 BCX9">worked together to</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW225825115 BCX9">raise</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW225825115 BCX9">their</span> <span class= "ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError SCXW225825115 BCX9">child care</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW225825115 BCX9">worker</span><span class= "NormalTextRun CatchUpActivityHoveredHighlight CatchUpActivityHighlightBegin CatchUpActivityHighlightMiddle CatchUpActivityHighlightEnd SCXW225825115 BCX9">s’</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW225825115 BCX9">pay by over two dollars an hour</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW225825115 BCX9">, and how your community can get started on similar solutions.</span></span> <span class= "EOP SCXW225825115 BCX9" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"