From the appropriation under s. 20.437 (2) (bp), the department shall award a grant of $1,000,000 in each fiscal year 2025-26 and 2026-27 to Supporting Families Together Association that it shall use to provide funding to child care resource and referral agencies for services that build child care capacity and increase access to quality child care in this state, including all of the following:
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Technical assistance to support child care providers with starting and sustaining high quality child care businesses.
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Recruitment of child care providers and child care slots in areas of need.
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Training and information about regulatory compliance and continuing education for child care providers.
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Any other information or support that increases availability of and access to quality child care services in individual communities on the basis of needs assessed by the child care resource and referral agency.