Federal Child Care Funds Critical to Reopening PA Start Strong PA Campaign Releases Plan to Utilize $1.2 Billion in Federal American Rescue Funds

HARRISBURG (June 10, 2021) – Start Strong PA hosted a virtual press conference to release recommendations for Pennsylvania’s $1.2 billion in American Rescue Plan (ARP) child care funding. The recommendations were developed with feedback gathered from over 1,000 child care providers and working parents as well as a statewide survey conducted in May 2021.

Read the full press release here.

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