Parents And Caregivers Task Force Is Underway
The Parents and Caregivers Task Force held their first meeting on January 8, 2020 to discuss ways to better support parents and caregivers. The group reviewed items in the draft…
Early Childhood Day On The Hill
Please join us on Monday, March 2nd from 3 to 5:30 p.m at the Utah State Capitol Building to promote Early Childhood Development and support our legislators in supporting our…
Provider Coordination Task Force Is Underway
The Provider Coordination Task Force wins the award for the first task force to begin its work. The group met on December 20th and discussed how to achieve the objectives…
Park City School Board Approves Further Study Of Hybrid Model For Early Learning
The Park City School Board approved grade alignment changes at its meeting on December 17, 2019. In addition to grouping grades 6-8 together and 9-12 together, the Board directed the…
Childcare Subsidies Are Available
Department of Workforce Services Child Care Subsidy The Utah Department of Workforce Services offers a subsidy to help pay for childcare costs. Parents are still responsible for making a co-payment…
Governor’s Early Childhood Commission Focuses On Professional Development Needs
The Governor’s Early Childhood Commission met on December 12, 2019 to continue its efforts to advance early childhood in Utah. In 2017, the Department of Workforce Services conducted an Early…
Utah Ranks Highest In Child Care Deserts
Utah Ranks Highest in Childcare Deserts According to an analysis by the Center for American Progress: Utah has the highest proportion of residents living in a child care desert at…
Early Childhood Alliance Meeting, December 4, 2019
Members met on December 4, 2019, at the Park City Community Foundation. Ollie Wilder introduced Kristen Schulz as the new Coordinator and the group decided to break into several task…
Youth Sports Alliance – Women’s Giving Fund Grant Finalist 2019
Youth Sports Alliance provides 30,000 hours of programming promoting physical activities and healthy lifestyles for Summit County youth through their after school Get Out & Play and ACTiV8 programs. The…
Women’s Giving Fund Grant Finalist 2019 – PC Tots
PC Tots will create a short-term emergency tuition subsidy fund for women facing financial crises making it so they cannot pay their children’s childcare tuition. In four years, PC Tots…
Women’s Giving Fund Grant Finalist 2019 – People’s Health Clinic
Award: $35,000 to expand women’s and children’s healthcare services. In the 6 months following the grant (July to December 2019), PHC had over 3,100 female visits and over 500 child…