State funding helps expand child care access in Maine [Video]

PARTICIPATE IN THE RACE EITHER COME FROM OR THROUGH CANADA. A RIBBON CUTTING TODAY – FOR A NEW STATE-FUNDED CHILD CARE CENTER EXPANSION IN SANFORD… THE SANFORD- SPRINGVALE Y-M-C-A WAS AWARDED 250- THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GRANT MONEY TO ADD MORE CLASSROOMS – ALLOWING 30 ADDITIONAL CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS PROGRAMS. THE CENTER WILL ALSO PROVIDE PRE-K – STARTING IN THE FALL A

Dozens more children will have a place to go for child care in southern Maine, thanks to a major expansion of a facility in Sanford.Gov. Janet Mills took part in a ribbon cutting for the project at the Sanford-Springvale YMCA on Tuesday.Using a $250,000 Jobs Plan Child Care Infrastructure Grant provided through the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, the Sanford-Springvale YMCA built three new classrooms that will accommodate 46 additional children in its child care program.“High-quality early childhood programs prepare kids for success and give …

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