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Description
00:00:00 Meeting Start
00:00:11 Roll Call
00:01:45 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations
00:02:21 Discussion of The Federal Early Childhood Policy Landscape
00:14:55 Discussion of the Family Child Care Network
00:41:06 Discussion of the YMCA Child Care Realities & Considerations
01:11:11 Discussion of Early Childhood Educator Pathways & Educational Supports
01:31:33 Discussion of the Little Purples Academy
A
C
D
Present
I
think
it
looks
like
we
have
a
quorum
to
do
this
too
busy
in
here
I
will
probably
be
late
to
my
own
funeral.
Unfortunately,
what
a
we've
got
a
full
first
meeting
agenda
for
families
and
children.
This
is
our
very
first
interim
Joint
Committee
hearing
we're
very
excited
to
really
focus
on
families
and
children
across
Kentucky
over
the
next
few
months,
as
we
prepare
for
our
2024
session,
we're
going
to
go
a
little
off
the
agenda
and
we're
going
to
start
with
the
administrative
regulation.
D
Pursuant
to
Authority
granted
in
KRS
chapter
13,
a
the
Cabinet
for
Health
and
Family
Services
has
chosen
to
defer
committee
consideration
of
902
Kar
20
480..
So
now
the
only
regulation
before
the
committee
today
for
review
is
910
Kar
001180.
Does
anyone
have
any
questions
related
to
the
regulations.
D
See
no
questions.
Administrative
regulation
shall
be
considered
reviewed
by
the
committee
back
to
the
beginning
of
the
agenda,
our
first
guest.
For
today
we
will
be
talking
about
the
federal
Early
Childhood
policy
landscape.
Our
first
presentation
will
be
from
Laura
via
zoom
and
I
want.
Is
it
kolowee?
F
G
F
D
E
E
Will
start
great
yeah
we're
good
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
be
here
today.
I'm,
Laura,
colloy
and
I
am
a
senior
policy
advisor
to
the
U.S
Chamber
of
Commerce
foundation
and,
as
you
know,
the
U.S
Chamber
of
Commerce
Foundation
has
prioritized
Early
Child
Care
on
its
agenda
for
the
last
several
years,
and
so
we
thought
it
would
be
very
helpful
in
partnership
with
your
chamber
there
in
Kentucky,
to
give
you
just
a
quick
overview
of
the
federal
policy
climate
federal
policy
initiatives
that
are
happening
and
I'm
going
to
see.
E
If
I
can
get
my
slides
to
advance
here,
it's
not
working,
let's
see
if
I
can
get
it
to
work
here
we
go
so
to
ground
us
all.
We
thought
it
would
be
very
helpful
to
just
remind
the
committee
that
there
are
several
key
lines
in
the
federal
budget
from
which
the
state
receives
annual
Appropriations
funding
from
the
federal
government.
So
we
thought
we'd
start
with
that
and
talk
about
also
the
what's
in
the
tax
code
and
just
we'll
get
to
the
upshot.
E
There
are
no
major
plans
for
any
further
action
by
the
federal
government
in
this
Congress,
and
so
we
thought
just
giving
you
a
baseline
on
this
and
then
talking
about
some
of
the
initiatives
that
are
that
are
underway
and
would
be
very
helpful
to
you
today
and
I'm
happy
to
stop
and
take
questions
along
the
way.
So,
just
a
quick
reminder
in
the
federal
budget,
we
have
four
major
line
items
that
reflect
and
support:
Early
Child
Care,
the
child
care
and
development
block
grant.
Ccgbg
is
its
acronym,
also
known
as
the
child
care
Development
Fund.
E
The
state
receives
funding
to
support
children
and
their
families
for
early
intervention
and
support
services
for
children
before
they
enter
enter
kindergarten
and
as
I
noted,
there
are
no
new
federal
child
care
programs
expected
in
the
118th
Congress,
and
so
it's
important
to
just
know
that
these
are
the
monies
and
the
annual
Appropriations
that
will
continue
to
flow
to
the
states.
The
tax
incentive
programs
can
get
a
little
convoluted,
so
I'm
gonna.
These
are
wonky
terms
and
they
have
a
similar
acronyms.
E
So
I
thought
I'd
just
walked
through
each
of
these
in
the
tax
code
and
remind
you
all
what
the
tax
incentives
are.
There's
the
child
independent
care
tax
credit.
This
is
a
non-refundable
fundable
credit
to
families
who
have
young
children
in
child
care,
3
000
a
year
for
one
child,
six
thousand
for
two
and
then
the
next
program,
the
employer-sponsored
Child
Independent
care
assistance.
E
Employers
can
decide
to
add
in
to
this
program
and
add
something
on
or
they
can
set
up
a
separate
employer-sponsored
care
assistance
program,
and
so
these
two
can
be
connected
or
the
employer
can
do
something
as
separate
and
distinct
for
their
employees
as
a
tax
incentive.
Then
there
is
the
employer
provided
Child
Care
Credit.
We
call
this
45
f
as
a
Frank
in
the
tax
code.
This
is
for
employer
specifically
and
provides
150
000
tax
incentive
for
them
to
provide
on-site
or
other
flexible
child
care
support.
E
We
know
through
the
data
that
not
many
employers
take
advantage
of
this.
Just
we
think,
maybe
because
of
the
you
know,
150k
for
some
businesses
isn't
worth
the
paperwork
for
some,
and
so
we
do
see
an
underutilization
of
that
particular
credit
and
then
we've
also
tell
you
the
child,
a
tax
credit
which
is
not,
which
is
refundable,
and
it
is
Cash
in
families
Pockets
when
they
have
young
children
under
17..
E
Problem.
Okay,
so
then
this
is
a
reminder
and
I
know
you've
been
discussing
these
stimulus
and
making
good
use
of
your
stimulus
funding
in
the
state.
But
this
is
a
reminder
that,
over
the
course
of
three
pieces
of
legislation,
states
have
received
significant
investments
in
early
child
care,
and
we
know
that
you've
received.
You
know
to
the
tune
of
I,
don't
know
in
the
760
million
dollar
range
and,
as
you
can
see
and
know,
there
is
a
deadline
on
these
on
the
bulk
of
these
funds,
which
they
do
expire.
E
The
need
to
obligate
is
September
30
of
this
year
and
we
have
some
data
that
was
just
provided
to
the
Senate
in
a
hearing
about
a
month
ago.
This
is
what's
reported
to
the
Health
and
Human
Services.
You
may
have
more
accurate
data,
but
it
shows
that
about
733
million
are
expiring.
You
still
have
some
supplemental
ccggb
money
that
is
available
through
September
30
of
2024,
and
a
link
to
this
report
was
provided
in
your
materials.
E
If
you
want
to
read
it,
it
was
provided
to
the
senate
about
a
month
ago,
moving
on
when
the
Biden
Administration
could
see
that
Congress
was
not
going
to
take
action
and
provide
anything
additional
any
policy
or
any
further
funding.
They
made
a
decision
when
the
chips
Act
was
implemented
and
rolled
out
by
the
U.S
Department
of
Commerce
early
this
year
to
to
add
a
new
requirement
that
was
announced
in
March
of
this
year
for
the
chips
program.
E
And
so,
as
you
know,
this
chips
program
is
meant
to
be
a
long-term
growth
and
sustainability
program
for
our
country,
to
construct,
expand
and
modernize
semiconductor
facilities
and
to
create
quality,
jobs
and-
and
you
know,
provide
a
way
for
our
country
to
develop
these
chips
without
having
to
rely
on
foreign
entities
in
the
process
of
rolling
this
out.
The
bite
Administration
did
announce
that
any
companies
who
want
to
apply
for
150
million
dollar
or
larger
fund
funds
in
their
application.
E
They
must
provide
a
plan
to
provide
facility
and
construction
workers
with
access
to
Affordable,
accessible,
reliable
and
high
quality
child
care.
They
did
not
put
any
further
requirements
here,
except
that
they
recommended
that
these
plans
should
be
developed
with
state
and
local
government
officials,
such
as
you,
child
care,
administrators
and
other
stakeholders,
and
then
for
businesses
that
are
applying
for
proposing
for
Less
fewer
than
150
million.
E
They
basically
said
we'd
like
to
see
a
plan
to
the
greatest
extent
feasible
by
these
companies,
and
they
want
the
plans
to
include
honor,
nearsight,
Child
Care
pre-arranged
agreements.
They
didn't
prescribe
how
the
child
care
should
be
provided,
but
there
is
some
language
in
there
about
how
to
shore
up
and
try
and
reinforce
and
support
access
to
child
care
providers,
because,
as
you
know,
the
the
ability
to
provide
child
care
because
of
the
the
child
care
industry.
Challenges
is
significant.
E
Now
this
is
a
partisan
recommendation.
There
are
lots
of
unanswered
questions,
but
this
is
again
the
administration
trying
to
make
some
effort
because
Congress
is,
is
not
going
to
get
this
done
before
get
anything
done
in
the
before
the
election.
So
that's
the
end
of
my
presentation,
I'm
happy
to
take
any
questions
that
you
might
have.
D
Okay,
see
you
none.
Thank
you
so
much.
We
greatly
appreciate
it.
We
appreciate
you
coming
and
being
a
resource
for
us.
Thank
you.
We
will
move
on
to
our
next
before
we
hit
our
next
agenda
item.
I
do
want
to
let
the
committee
members
have
an
opportunity
if
they
have
anyone
to
they
would
like
to
introduce.
Please
take
this
time
now,
representative.
C
Rocks
thank
you.
Chair,
I,
have
with
me
today
my
cousin
in
Shadow.
For
the
day
this
is
Forrest
Thompson.
He
wanted
to
come
Shadow
health
services
and
family
and
children's
today
as
an
advocate
for
the
501
I'm.
Sorry
not
501.
the
19
1915c
waivers
as
he
is
on
one,
and
he
is
currently
on
the
waiting
list
for
scl,
so
I
just
wanted
to
Spotlight
him
and
thank
him
for
being
here
today.
J
Thank
you,
madam
chairman
I'm
honored,
to
have
Jack
little
with
me
during
this
entire
interim.
He
recently
graduated
from
Boyle
County
High
School
and
will
be
a
freshman
at
the
University
of
Georgia
in
the
fall
so
I'm
glad
to
have
Jack
with
me
and
he's
he's
going
to
be
around
this
summer.
So
keep
him
in
your
prayers
since
he's
in
my
office.
So
thank
you.
D
D
K
K
This
network
is
comprised
of
five
resource
and
referral
agencies
that
serve
family
child
care
homes,
Cumberland
and
Eastern.
Mountain
region
is
served
by
the
Appalachian
Early
Childhood
Network,
the
lakes
and
two
rivers
regions
are
served
by
Western
Kentucky
University
Salt
River
Trail
is
served
by
both
Western
Kentucky
and
EC.
Learn
the
northern
Bluegrass
area
is
served
by
EC
learn
the
Jefferson
region
is
served
by
Community,
coordinated
child
care
and
the
southern
Bluegrass
area
is
served
by
the
Child
Care
Council
of
Kentucky.
K
There
are
currently
49
registered
providers
throughout
the
state,
while
this
makes
up
a
small
number
of
the
family
child
care,
they
help
fill
a
need.
Registered
providers
are
typically
family
members,
friends
or
neighbors
who
care
for
children
in
their
homes.
They
can
provide
care
for
up
to
three
unrelated
or
six
children
if
they
are
a
part
of
a
sibling
group
and
related
to
the
provider,
but
not
to
exceed
eight,
including
their
own
children.
K
There
are
currently
205
certified
homes
across
the
state
in
a
certified
family
child
care
home,
the
provider
can
care
for
up
to
10
children,
including
those
related
to
the
provider
in
their
home.
By
the
way,
these
are
all
pictures
from
children
across
the
state
or
family
child
care
homes
across
Kentucky.
K
There
are
currently
39
licensed
type
2
family
child
care
homes
across
the
state.
A
type
2
family
child
care
home
is
a
Child
Care
Program
in
the
home
of
the
primary
licensee.
That
typically
cares
for
7
to
12
children,
including
those
related
to
the
licensee.
These
providers
also
have
to
meet
qualifications
to
be
a
director.
K
Now
we're
going
to
talk
about
the
benefits
of
being
in
a
family
child
care
home.
There
are
many
benefits
to
choosing
a
certified
or
type
2
family
child
care,
home,
siblings
can
attend
together
and
benefit
from
a
mixed,
Stage,
Group
learning
they
have
lower
teacher
child
ratios.
They
are
licensed
and
offer
quality
safe,
home-like
environments.
They
are
licensed.
L
She
had.
Child
Care
worked
out
up
to
that
point.
After
that,
when
she
went
back
to
work,
she
found
that
there
was
no
child
care
now
that
she
didn't
have
family
to
help
and
I
couldn't
later
anywhere,
because
we
didn't
have
the
spots
for
her,
and
so
when
we
look
at
child
care,
especially
in
Eastern
Kentucky,
because
geographically
it's
a
long
way
to
get
anywhere.
L
We
found
that
we
can
help
them
get
back
into
the
workforce.
If
Child
Care
is
something
that
they
want
to
do,
we
can
help
them
do
that.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
they're
able
to
sustain
and
able
to
provide
high
quality
care
as
well,
and
so
when
we
look
at
Family
Child
Care
Homes,
we
think
that's
the
best
for
our
area
and
we
hope
to
make
sure
we
can
continue
that
work.
So
Sandy
is
going
to
tell
us
about
I'm,
sorry,
Margaret.
First,
oh
okay,
so.
H
Hi
I'm
Margaret
Commodore,
thank
you
for
having
me
I'm,
the
director
of
the
family,
child
care
center
for
Kitty
castle
in
Newport,
Kentucky
and
I've
been
a
child
care
provider
for
over
20
years
and
I
enjoy
every
moment
of
it.
I
started
my
business
when
my
youngest
child
was
born
and
I
decided
to
that.
There
was
a
priority
to
have
her
in
my
home
while
helping
the
community.
H
H
H
H
As
an
example,
I
would
like
to
share
a
beautiful
text
message
that
I
received
from
one
of
my
parents,
and
this
is
what
she
texts.
My
son
is
so
highly.
My
son
is
talking
so
highly
of
you
and
said
you
are
a
lovely
woman.
You
guys
mean
the
world
to
me.
It
means
so
much
to
me
that
I
have
that
I
have
you
and
that
I
can
lead
my
babies
with
you
and
Trust.
They
are
safe
until
I
return.
M
Our
colleagues
who
are
in
the
audience
Community
coordinated,
Child
Care
4C
in
Louisville,
helped
move
an
initiative
in
March
of
2022.
When
Louisville
Metro
Council
unanimously
approved
an
ordinance
that
eased
the
zoning
registrictions
in
residential
areas
that
prevented
child
care
providers
from
opening
in
certain
areas.
M
Since
the
change
one
type
2
Center
has
opened,
one
is
currently
awaiting
inspection
and
two
more
are
in
process
over
the
establishment.
Since
2021
we
have
grown
in
recruiting
171
in-home
regulated
child
care
providers.
While
this
number
does
not
affect
the
overall
number
of
increase,
it
does
sustain
family
child
care
in
our
state
and
eliminates
the
decline.
M
So
we
have
some
policy
recommendations
for
you
today.
We
are
asking
that
we
act
on
the
guidance
of
the
early
childhood
education
task
force
that
they
looked
at
maintaining
child
care
assistance
program
to
improve
improvements
to
the
family,
eligibility,
child
care,
worker
access
and
transition
period.
Duration,
which
you
heard
Margaret
speak
to
of
her
family's
need
that
to
receive
quality,
Care,
establishing
a
cost
model
method
for
setting
CCAP
providers.
M
Reimbursement
rates
based
on
the
true
cost
of
quality
Margaret
spoke
to
that
about
the
educational
materials
needed
and
the
nutritious
meals
needed
for
Quality
Care
and
then
ensuring
the
Implement
implementation
of
the
employee
child
care
assistance.
Partnership
ecap
with
non-traditional
hours
and
weekends
of
employers
can
partner
with
in-home
family
child
care
to
offer
this
benefit
to
their
employees.
M
Looking
at
policy
recommendations,
particularly
targeted
for
family
child
care
homes,
again
ensuring
the
continuation
of
the
family,
child
care
home
startup
grants
those
really
help
in
decreasing
barriers,
around
zoning
costs
and
materials
needed
to
provide
that
safe
learning
quality
environment
and
then
the
collaborative
study
in
formalizing
zoning
regulations.
We've
had
some
growth,
but
we
can't
wait
to
have
facilitated
growth
of
child
care
services
while
continuing
to
ensure
the
safe,
appropriate
land
use
and
land
control,
as
we
move
forward
into
2023
and
then
the
continuation
of
Education
scholarships.
M
This
is
a
great
way
for
family
home
providers
to
engage
in
the
professional
development
and
move
up
in
that
quality
system
by
having
their
degrees,
starting
with
a
CDA
and
then.
Finally,
this
is
a
federal
ask
and
that
is
stabilizing
the
reimbursement
payments
for
child
adult
care
food
program
during
the
covid
relief
dollars.
Everyone
enrolled
in
the
food
program
received
a
tier
one
reimbursement
and
that
will
decrease
to
tier
two
moving
forward.
M
The
example
tier
one:
you
are
qualified
to
get
that
reimbursement
rate
if
you
live
within
a
school
district
that
has
50
percent
or
more
children
or
families
receiving
free
or
reduced
lunches,
and
then
it
drops
down
to
tier
two.
If
you
are
not
within
that
jurisdiction,
an
example
tier
one
for
lunch,
a
provider
will
receive
2.61
cents
per
meal
per
child
with
a
tier
one
reimbursement.
When
you
move
to
tier
two,
you
will
receive
1.58
cents
per
meal
per
child
for
lunch
as
an
example.
So
that's
a
dollar
decreased.
N
N
Rural
areas,
I
wondered
if
we
could
call
out
the
potential
to
work
with
our
families
in
in
denser
urban
areas
like
Louisville
families,
who
don't
feel
comfortable
in
more
formal
Child,
Care
structures,
families
that
don't
speak,
English,
families
of
different
Faith
backgrounds
like
Muslim
families
and
some
communities
of
color.
Do
you
see
a
lot
of
potential
there.
M
Yes,
we
do
I
know,
Louisville
really
focuses
on
the
Hispanic
community
and
I
can
bring
Corey
good
dansky
up
to
talk
a
little
more
about
that.
Also
in
the
20
counties
I
serve.
We
have
a
high
population
of
Hispanic
families
and
we're
really
looking
at
how
we
can
support
those
families
as
well.
There
are
some
challenges,
of
course,
with
documentation
and
those
things
that
we're
looking
at.
How
can
we
decrease
those
barriers
as
well,
for
example,
in
the
urban
area,
with
the
grants
that
happened?
M
O
K
One
more
quick
thing
to
add:
when
we
talk
about
children
with
special
needs
as
well,
and
they
would
benefit
from
a
smaller.
You
know,
child
to
staff
ratio,
and
so
you
know
having
that
opportunity
in
all
settings
across
the
whole
state
is
really
something
we're
looking
for,
because
that
can
really
feel
an
fill
in
a
gap
that
we
have
when
you're
talking
about
that
and
just
getting
care
for
those
kids
is
hard.
Sometimes
so
they
may
they,
they
jump
from
Center
to
Center
to
Center
because
they
don't
fit
the
need
that
they
have.
K
A
It
if
you
don't
mind,
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
struggles
that
you
have
and
what
are
the
the
barriers
and
loving
your
kids
and
making
a
difference
that
that
is
awesome,
but
what
the
nuts
and
bolts
of
what
you
do?
How
do
you
decide
what
rates,
how
many
of
your
kids
get
child
care
assistance
are
there
months
that
you
barely
make
it
to
kind
of
help
us
as
we
look
towards
developing
policy
and
ensuring
that
this
type
of
Provider
grows
throughout
the
state
I
want
to
you
know,
is
it?
H
H
Do
not
right
now,
I
have
me
and
my
my
daughter
and
myself.
We
work
three
shifts.
She
works
one
and
then
I
work
two
or
we
rotate
like
today,
she's
working
for
shift.
Obviously,
but
we
don't
I
have
20
one
right
now
enrolled
and
all
three
shifts
and
those
are
all
state
funded.
Children
I
only
have
about
four
self-pay,
which
I
call
self-pay
or
cash
paying
children,
and
it's
it's
hard
to
even
get
a
copay
out
of
these
parents.
H
It's
sad
when
they
come
in.
It's
heartbreaking.
You
know
to
see
I
try
to
help
as
much
as
I
can,
but
from
month
to
month
some
days
I
mean
it's
hard
and
there's
months,
where
I
don't
have
anything
left
or
enough
to
do
what
I
want
to
do.
It's
it's
it's
I,
don't
know!
That's
why
I'm
here
I've
never
spoken
in
front
of
anyone
before
in
my
life
and
I'm,
trying
to
help
the
kids.
A
I
don't
want
to
get
too
far
into
you
know
your
the
business
part
of
it.
We
will
probably
have
some
smaller
group
meetings
and
we're
really
trying
to
to
understand,
with
with
our
centers
throughout
the
state,
in
different
types
of
providers,
to
really
look
at
the
financial
component
of
this
and
how
how
much
revenue
is
generated.
It's
you
know,
what's
the
average
profit,
those
are
the
things
that
we
really
need
to
know
as
we
make
policy
related
to
any
continued
assistance,
financial
assistance
and
we've
it's.
A
You
know
I've
been
able
to
do
that
at
my
local
level
meeting
with
some
providers,
but
we
really
need
to
have
a
conversation
to
understand
you
know
from
month
to
month.
What
do
you
make
and
it
on
average,
at
the
end
of
each
year?
How
much
money
do
you
make
and,
and
so
that
will
kind
of
help
us
to
formulate
policy
and
maybe
address
some
of
the
issues
that
that
affect
your
your
profit
margin,
your
ability
to
sustain
your
program
to
take
care
of
your
kids,
and
especially,
you
know.
A
D
P
P
Becky
I
was
looking
at.
This
is
sort
of
my
my
geek
way
of
of
looking
at
financials
I.
Look
at
your
990s,
which
I'm
pretty
familiar
with.
You
went
from
160
up
to
460
from
2020
to
2021
I,
assume,
that's
a
grant
Bravo
for
doing
that
and
land
it.
Could
you
just
give
me
just
an
update
on
where
that
kind
where
that
came
from
and
then
how
did
you
use
it
because
I
think
it's
my
tip
of
the
hat
too,
if
we're
doing
I
just
want
to
highlight
that.
L
P
L
That
was
used
for
materials
for
providers
to
help
with
startup.
We
had
the
five
thousand
dollar
State
Grant
as
well,
to
help
with
start
up
that
was
used
for
training
for
our
providers
so
that
they
are
providing
high
quality
Child
Care
within
their
homes.
We
also
used
it
for
travel
to
make
sure
we
could
visit
these
rural
areas.
N
L
Help
with
technical
assistance
and
lots
of
times,
we
would
provide
a
a
startup
computer
and
printer
to
get
their
business
going
or
QuickBooks
if
they
needed
that
for
their
business
and
business
training
as
well,
which
we
do
still
need.
More
of
because
we
need
our
providers
to
understand
that
they're
business
owners
right.
P
P
A
P
P
K
Yeah-
and
you
know
we
struggle
with
that
too
and
same
as
Becky,
you
know
the
family
Child
Care
Network
has
been.
You
know
a
blessing
day
us
as
far
as
being
able
to
really
hit
the
ground
running
Staffing
wise
to
be
able
to
to
build
that
staff
to
provide
quality
care.
You
know
for
the
for
these
people.
We
do
a
lot
of
training,
technical
assistance
for
these
providers,
but
it
was
hard.
You
know
during
that
and
I'm
newer
to
this
role.
K
P
Well,
thank
you
very
much
and
I
I
just
want
to
like
I
said
I
want
to
maybe
make
a
suggestion,
and
it's
really
for
modification
I'm
on
the
a
r
committee
as
well.
Some
members
here
as
well
but
I,
think
it'd
be
a
really
good
perspective
to
give
us
a
a
a
holistic
approach
to
to
to
what
you
described
today
and
attach
the
dollars
of
that
and
see
where
it
fits
into
the
budget,
because
what
you're
providing
I
think
it's
vital
in
order
for
these
parents
to
go
to
work,
to
bring
home
the.
F
P
Quote:
bacon
in
order
to
put
food
on
the
table,
so
so
I
think
it'd
be
good
for
us
to
get
a
perspective,
because
you
know
we're
we're
budget's
coming
up,
and
so,
if
you
can
get
us
an
idea
of
where
things
fit
and
how
much
the
what
the
needs
are,
I
would
think
that
would
be
very,
very
beneficial,
at
least
from
my
point
of
view
and
I'm
sure
Senator
Carol
he's
in
it
more
than
I
am
absolutely
yeah.
Thank
you
ma'am.
Thank
you.
Mad
sure.
D
I
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
inviting
us
and
Senator
Carroll
as
well,
for
inviting
us
to
participate
today
very,
very
important
issues
that
you're
dealing
with.
We
want
to
especially
thank
each
member
of
the
general
assembly
for
the
fun
the
funding
mechanisms
that
you
have
provided
during
this
pandemic
that
we
have
recently
perhaps
exited
from
it's
been
a
lifesaver
for
many
of
our
organizations.
We're
today
representing
the
alliance
of
Kentucky
wise,
those
are
16
associations
throughout
the
state
of
Kentucky,
from
the
Union
County
and
Mayfield
area
across
the
state,
Ashland
and
Pikeville.
I
We
have
16
member
associations
with
several
branches
that
also
serve
not
only
branches
of
Hawaii,
but
also
serving
in
several
schools
and
other
remote
locations
for
our
child
care
circumstances
and
programs.
We
also
want
to
to
also
remind
you
that
we
were
very
key
and
instrumental
in
trying
to
respond
to
the
pandemic.
Early
on
I
can
remember
April
6th
of
2019
very
clearly,
because
that
was
the
first
day
that
we
opened
for
emergency
and
essential
Child
Care
services
for
those
workers
that
needed
us,
and
there
were
several
of
our
wives.
I
That
did
that
at
that
particular
time.
We
were
trying
to
be
of
service
in
a
very
scary
situation,
and
my
staff
responded
very
heroically
in
that
regards,
and
we
thank
you
for
supporting
us
in
that
regards
as
well.
We
are
also
as
16
associations
we
have
challenges
of
scale,
so
we're
very
small,
especially
in
our
Rural
and
smaller
communities,
and
very
large,
of
course,
in
some
of
the
metropolitan
areas.
However,
our
challenges
that
we
have
with
child
care
usually
are,
on
the
same
level,
just
scaled
depending
on
the
size
of
of
the
association.
I
It's
a
little
hard
for
us
to
really
gain
an
understanding
of
what
is
current
as
far
as
the
licensed
number
of
organizations
right
now,
but
it
still
continues
to
be
a
concern
as
far
as
the
opportunity
for
our
adults
to
to
house
and
be
able
to
to
find
service
for
their
child
care
the
the
child
care.
Let
me
just
refer
to
this
mm-hmm.
I
Let
me
just
give
you
a
couple
of
Statistics.
If
I
can,
on
our
first
slide
here
our
ecl
situation
with
early
childhood
development,
we
have
about
a
thousand
one
hundred
kids
in
in
our
services
right
now
with
about
600
on
our
waiting
list
out
of
school
time,
3
500
children
with
about
500
on
our
wait
list.
We
are
not
sure
exactly
where
we
stand
as
a
group
of
wise
in
this
being
the
largest
or
one
of
the
largest
providers
in
the
state,
but
I
think
that
we
are
nationwide.
I
We
can
attest
that
the
800
associations
of
the
Y
throughout
the
United
States
are
the
largest
child
care
provider.
Collectively
we
like
to
think
that
we
do
offer
a
significant
amount
of
child
care,
though
in
the
state
of
Kentucky.
The
the
the
reason
for
our
visit
today
that
we'd
like
to
hit
on
and
emphasize
concern
these
four
particular
bullet
points
the
license
challenges
that
we
have
that
we
are
experiencing
and-
and
we
are
sure
that
other
child
care
providers
are
in
that
same
circumstance.
I
We
want
to
talk
about
that,
not
as
as
a
complainer,
but
also
providing
Solutions
or
recommendations,
we're
not
out
to
to
cause
any
difficulties
with
our
cabinet.
We
we
do
respect
the
fact
that
we
need
regulation,
and
we
want
to
continue
to
to
work
with
the
cabinet
and
with
the
general
assembly
in
any
way
that
we
can
to
provide
for,
for
that.
We
also
are,
as
it's
already
been
talked
about,
the
recruiting
and
Staffing
of
our
organizations
is
a
real
key
concern
at
this
particular
point.
I
You
just
heard
from
the
previous
testimonial
Margaret
did
a
wonderful
job
of
sharing
that
information
with
you.
We
have
the
same
concerns
about
attracting
and
keeping
as
well
as
training
our
individuals
that
are
working
with
our
kids.
The
increased
operational
costs.
We
just
talked
about
that
or
you
just
heard
about
that.
I'm,
sorry
that
you,
the
previous
testimony,
gave
you
that
information
as
well.
I
We
are
experiencing
that
same
problem
at
this
particular
point
that
includes
the
increase
in
staff
costs
that
have
been
necessitated
with
the
inflation
of
of
our
wages
that
we
have
had
to
provide
and
then
finally,
meaning
educational
and
social
emotional
needs
of
our
children
post
pandemic.
We
we
were
thrown
into
that
pandemic,
just
as
you
were,
and
we
tried
to
respond
in
the
very
best
that
we
could
simply
with
with
our
staff
that
were
not
necessarily
trained
Educators,
but
we
certainly
tried
to
respond
in
in
proper
fashion
for
that
as
well.
R
Getting
microphone
assistance
I'm,
not
using
my
Camp
voice,
if
I
didn't
have
this,
you
all
could
totally
hear
me.
It's
just
an
honor
to
be
here
today
to
talk
about
the
kids
that
I
represent
it's
48,
Child
Care
programs
and
thousands
of
kids.
Before
and
after
the
school
bell
and
anytime
school
is
out
of
session,
and
we
have
a
phenomenal
Child
Care
community
in
the
Commonwealth.
R
One
thing
that
I
would
really
like
to
advocate
for
today
would
be
school-age
Child
Care
regulations.
Our
current
Child
Care
regulations
are
really
Geared
for
our
early
childhood
folks
and
the
school
age.
Recommendations
or
regulations
are
kind
of
just
thrown
in
there,
and
you
know:
there's
a
big
difference
in
the
servicing
of
those
type
of
children
compared
to
a
school
age
environment
that
we're
in
a
lot
of
times.
We
are
in
recreational
spaces,
gyms
cafeterias,
that
look
nothing
like
a
Early
Learning
Center.
So
we
also
need
those
regulations
to
relax
to
align.
R
Excuse
me
with
our
Stars
quality
rating
system.
It's
almost
like
we're
trying
to
shove.
You
know
a
square
peg
into
a
circle
or
did
I
say
that
wrong.
Maybe
the
other
way
around,
they
just
don't
really
fit
together
and
we
need
help
with
that
there.
There
has
been
this
talk
for
a
long
time
and
I
think
that
it
has
getting
getting
the
attention
in
the
Child
Care
Community.
We
have
wonderful,
Partners
In,
the
state
who
know
this
is
an
issue.
R
R
However,
we
do
not
have
enough
accredited
training
in
offering
care
for
school-aged
child
care.
Folks,
there's
just
not
a
lot
of
training
out
there,
for
you
can
take
lots
of
classes
in
our
ECE
Tris,
but
it's
not
related
to
school-aged
child
care
and
we
want
the
best
quality
training
for
our
youth
workers.
R
There
are
many
many
agencies
that
will
help
us
with
this.
Kyosa
is
the
Kentucky
out
of
school
time
Alliance,
which
is
the
affiliate
of
the
national
after
school
Alliance.
They
stand
ready
to
help
us
with
that
child
care.
Where
is
willing
to
pitch
in
and
do
what
they
can
to
do
it
for
us,
our
forese
in
Louisville
and
the
Child
Care
Council
with
Ms
Debbie,
who
just
testified?
So
we
just
really
need
help
with
understanding
that
we
have
different
needs
than
a
preschool
program
and
then
lastly,
I
would
like
to
say.
R
We
would
also
like
to
have
clear
guidelines
on
Child,
Care
exemptions
and
who
needs
to
be
licensed
and
who
doesn't.
There
seems
to
be
some
sort
of
confusion
in
the
Commonwealth
on
what
qualifies
for
a
child
care
license
exemption
and
who
has
to
be
licensed
and
oftentimes.
It
varies
from
County
to
County
and
we
would
just
like
some
clear
guidelines
and
expectations
for
that
and
again,
it's
a
privilege
to
speak
to
you
all
today.
I
have
lots
of
little
cute
cute,
cute
kids.
Q
Well,
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
having
us
today
and
I
want
to
Echo
what
John
said
and
also
let
you
know
we
have
some
of
our
other
Kentucky
yceos
and
staff
here
just
to
support
today
and
answer
any
questions.
If
we
can't
you
know,
I'm
gonna,
I'm
gonna
tackle
this
two
ways:
I'm
the
CEO
of
the
YMCA
of
Central
Kentucky,
that's
Lexington
Frankfort,
some
surrounding
counties
where
we
really
don't
have
facilities
right
now,
but
I'm
also
going
to
talk
to
you
as
a
mom
who
was
very
dependent
on
quality
child
care.
Q
When
I
raised
two
boys
and
they
benefited
from
in-home
care,
as
you
heard
about
earlier,
when
they
were
very
young,
then
they
benefited
from
quality,
Early,
Childhood
centers,
and
then
they
benefited
from
YMCA
after
school
programs,
summer
camps
and
youth
sports,
so
I
I
I
have
board
members,
sometimes
who
look
at
us
and
say
gee
this
child
care
is
such
a
struggle.
Why
are
we
still
doing
this?
Child
care
and
I
can't
I
can't
turn
away
from
it.
Q
I,
just
can't
at
this
point,
but
I'm
gonna
I'm
gonna
be
very
transparent
to
a
senator
Carroll's
request
on
kind
of
what
some
of
our
struggles
are
financially
around
child
care
and
two
things
we
know
about
child
care.
If,
if
you're
in
this
space
right,
we
we
know
that
children
who
have
quality,
Early,
Childhood,
Education
and
Care
opportunities
are
ready,
are
more
ready
for
kindergarten
and
do
better
in
school
and
those
learning
gaps
are
addressed
to
some
degree
at
least,
and
we
also
know
that
child
care
is
a
critical
component
of
the
workforce.
Q
Q
Q
We
do
not
know,
we
no
longer
do
infant
care
because
we
simply
can't
staff
it
so
in
that
Center
in
Frankfort
we're
serving
ages
one
or
two
one
until
they
get
ready
to
go
to
school,
we
serve
about
300
children
daily,
and
we
have
used
all
of
our
stimulus
money
over
the
last
two
years
to
increase
our
staff
salaries.
Pretty
much
I
mean
everything
else
went
to
either.
Safety
concerns,
learning
materials
or
staff
salaries,
so
300
children
a
day.
Q
Our
rates
are
Market
rates
for
Lexington
in
in
Frankfort,
we're
not
out
of
the
park
with
anybody
else.
We
accept
CCAP
at
both
of
those
centers
one
Center
uses
it
more
than
the
other,
and
our
staff
salaries
increase
30
percent
because
of
the
arpa
money
that
we
were,
we
were
able
to
use
so
staff
salaries
have
increased
30
percent.
We
have
not
increased
tuition,
30
percent,
because
that
would
put
the
cost
of
care
out
of
the
reach
of
most
of
the
families
that
we
serve.
Q
Even
the
even
the
center
that
we
have
that
is
started
as
a
Corporate
Center
30
increase
in
tuition
would
would
create
a
hardship
for
most
of
those
families
and
if
you
have
more
than
one
child
in
daycare,
Child
Care
between
the
age
of
six
weeks
in
five
years,
you're,
essentially
paying
the
equivalent
of
a
mortgage
payment
on
a
monthly
basis.
If
you're
paying
the
full
fee,
That's
Not
Unusual,
it
wouldn't
be
any
different
in
Louisville
or
Bowling,
Green
or
Glasgow,
or
Owensboro
or
Pikeville.
Q
Here's
the
reality
Child
Care
was
in
trouble
before
covid.
We
we've
seen
this
we've
seen
this
coming
for
a
long
time,
I
remember
coming
to
advocacy
day
in
2019
and
speaking
with
then
representative
Kelly
flood
about
child
care
concerns
in
our
in
our
state
at
that
time
and
so
covid.
What
kova
did
was
bring
in
this
stream
of
Revenue
or
support
from
the
money
to
help
sustain
Child
Care
through
the
pandemic.
As
that
money
sunsets,
the
we
call
it
the
cliff.
Q
You
know
the
cliff
is
coming
that
that
is
going
to
make
a
huge,
huge
difference
in
the
child
care
environment
in
our
community.
Here's!
What
we're
seeing
as
the
person
from
the
chamber
mentioned
earlier,
funding
is
scheduled
to
Sunset
by
the
end
of
2023..
We
are
seeing
already
centers
close
and
they're,
citing
one
specifically
in
Frankfurt,
cited
the
end
of
funding
and
ongoing
Staffing
challenges.
Q
Some
centers
are
reducing
staff
salaries
back
to
pre-covered
levels,
to
those
centers
I,
say
we're
recruiting
Because
I'm,
not
going
to
reduce
salaries
back
to
pre-coded
levels.
That
just
creates
a
different
problem,
and
all
of
us
are
looking
at
this
and
assessing
the
financial
viability
of
our
programs.
So
I'm
going
to
be
very
transparent
about
these
two
centers
one
in
Frankfurt,
one
in
Lexington.
Q
That
is
something
that
why
centers
are
able
to
do
that.
A
lot
of
private
centers.
Just
can't
do
that
kind
of
benefit
program
that
centers
serves
90
children
right
now,
ish,
it's
licensed
for
about
120
I,
believe
we
cannot.
We
have
vacancies.
We
cannot
fill
the
vacancies
because
we
do
not
have
the
staff
and
if
we
get
the
staff
clearly
they
don't
stay
long.
That
has
been
a
real
real,
difficult
thing
and
if
you
think
about
child
care
too,
there's
a
lot
of
training
involved.
There
should
be
a
lot
of
training
involved.
Q
There
there's
a
lot
of
Regulation
involved
and
there
should
be
a
lot
of
Regulation
involved.
But
if
you
have
a
67
percent
turnover
in
a
child
care
center,
where's
your
quality
where's,
your
training,
where's
your
safety
components,
because
you're
constantly
you're
constantly
reworking
that
the
center
in
Louisville
or
in
Lexington
sorry
I,
won't
speak
for
you
and
that
my
Center
in
Lexington
has
30
turnover.
Q
I
can't
remember
what
it
was
pre
pre-covered,
but
it
was
still
it
was
even
high.
Even
then,
that
Center
is
just
a
tied
to
a
corporate
partner
who
is
still
providing
some
subsidy
around
the
building,
particularly
and
it's
open
to
the
community,
now
take
CCAP.
That
Center
is
also
struggling
from
a
staff
perspective
and
has
a
waiting
list
for
every
class
group.
We
do
do
infant
care
at
that.
Center.
Q
Q
So
we
want
to
be
part
of
this
conversation
and
part
of
the
solution.
Just
as
our
colleagues
who
are
running
family
care,
that's
so
vital
in
small
communities.
I
came
from
a
small
community
I'm
from
Burkesville
Kentucky
I
understand
that
there's
no
child
There
is
No.
Child
Care
Center
in
Burkesville
Kentucky
child
care.
There
is
run
out
of
homes.
Q
I
understand
that
the
volume
we
have
in
urban
areas
is
still
not
enough.
We
can't
we
would
love
to
take
more
children,
we
can't
take
them.
We've
got
waiting
lists
for
every
after-school
program.
We've
got
waiting
lists
for
the
child
care
centers.
We
can't
staff
it.
I
was
at
a
meeting
last
week
with
some
colleagues
from
Community
Action
they're,
doing
three
thousand
dollar
signing
bonuses
right
now
to
try
to
attract
staff.
Q
This
is
the
this.
Is
the
Staffing
environment
that
we're
in,
and
we've
tried
just
about
everything.
So
I
share
that
with
you
in
just
full
transparency
that
the
struggle
is
multi-faceted
it's
it's
funding,
it's
the
rising
cost
of
supplies,
it's
building
overhead,
it's
it,
but
it's
really.
80
percent
of
our
costs
around
Child
Care
is
in
staff.
Q
Eighty
percent
of
the
cost,
so
we've
got
to
solve
the
Staffing
issue
in
order
to
expand
the
access
issue,
and
then
we
have
to
solve
the
funding
issues
so
that
child
care
is
accessible
to
all
children
in
our
community,
not
just
those
who
can
afford
it
and
I
I.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
come
here
today.
Q
I
am
more
than
more
than
happy
to
be
as
transparent
as
you
need
us
to
be
around
child
care,
because
I
think
it's
important
that
we
understand
how
difficult
the
situation
is,
how
complicated
the
situation
is
and
work
together
to
make
sure
that
we
we
create
Child,
Care
streams
that
are
available
to
everyone,
whether
you're
in
Lexington,
Louisville,
Pikeville
or
Owensboro,
so
I.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
I.
I
I
The
other
side
of
that
coin
is
we're
also
concerned
about
the
workforce
of
our
Commonwealth
in
general,
so
that
would
include
helping
the
workforce
to
to
be
able
to
go
get
back
to
work,
as
it's
already
been
mentioned
in
in
previous
testimony.
We
see
that
constantly
at
this
particular
point,
I
do
have
one
testimony
that
I
thought
I
would
bring
to
you
and
just
read
it's
just
a
short
paragraph.
If
I
may
do
so
quickly,.
I
You
I
recently
moved
Owensboro
from
Maryland
my
husband
and
I
both
work
full
time,
so
we
have
needed
some
form
of
child
care
due
to
having
no
family
in
the
area.
We
have
found
it
to
be
nearly
impossible
to
find
a
licensed
child
care
facility
that
has
openings
and
affordability.
We
have
been
waste
weight
listed
for
several
preschools
and
daycares
for
fall,
giving
us
no
chance
of
any
immediate
openings
of
this
summer.
I
It
has
also
been
particularly
difficult
because
of
some
businesses
are
not
listed,
are
still
listed
rather
as
child
care
facilities
in
Owensboro,
but
they
have
actually
not
been
in
business
anymore.
That's
just
one
of
the
the
testimonies
that
we
get
from
the
folks
that
are
looking
for
child
care
in
that
regards.
This
is
an
attractive
couple.
I
They've
come
to
Owensboro
and
been
attracted
to
our
Commonwealth,
and
it's
it's
becoming
difficult
for
them
to
remain
in
the
in
the
status
that
they
are
at
this
particular
point,
I'll
add
one
other
thing
too,
because
the
comment
was
asked
asked
concerning
perhaps
the
minorities
or
the
ethnic
groups
we're
serving
a
good
bit
of
that
at
this
particular
time
in
Owensboro.
About
70,
75
percent
of
our
our
young
people
are
are
c-cap,
are
on
c-cap
support.
I
At
this
particular
time
we
had
our
first
Rwandan
Couple,
come
to
us
just
a
few
weeks
ago
with
two
young
people.
They
did
not
speak
any
English.
We
managed
to
get
their
11
and
5
year
old
into
our
Child
Care
Program,
and
had
some
semblance
of
success
in
that
regards
to
we're
trying
our
very
best
to
meet
the
needs
of
our
community
in
any
way
that
we
possibly
can
we.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
opportunity
to
share.
If
you
have
questions
we'll
be
happy
to
answer.
Q
M
D
Q
F
D
N
N
N
I
wanted
to
also
point
out
that
the
Y
is
a
leader
in
Innovation
and
leadership
in
this
space,
a
strong.
Why
leads
to
a
strong
Child
Care
sector
across
the
state,
want
to
call
out
something
that
you
all
weren't
able
to
get
to,
which
is
how
you've
expanded
access
to
Care
by
teaching
others
in
Louisville
Goodwill
recently
opened
its
Excel
Center,
which
is
a
high
school
for
adults
in
Louisville
and
working
with
the
Northeast
YMCA
staff.
N
They
cracked
the
code
on
drop-in
child
care
that
community
colleges
that
kctcs
said
could
not
be
cracked
Goodwill,
and
why
have
cracked
the
code
on
drop-in
child
care
and
on
moving
partitions
for
different
age
groups
at
different
times
of
day?
We
know,
based
on
your
testimony,
we're
going
to
have
to
subsidize
educators
right
like
we.
We
need
to
start
saying,
really
really
loudly
and
really
clearly
we're
going
to
have
to
subsidize
Educators
and
there's
a
lot
of
ways
to
do
that.
N
The
division
of
child
care,
thanks
to
arpa
money,
has
offered
free
child
care
for
child
care
workers
over
the
last
year
or
two.
Let's
look
at
if
that's
been
beneficial
and
if
we
should
continue
that,
could
we
offer
free
child
care
to
people
who
work
in
other
high
demand,
Fields
they've
offered
degrees,
free
degrees
for
child
care
workers
I,
don't
think,
there's
been
much
receptivity
there,
but
that's
something
for
us
to
look
at.
N
Can
we
offer
different
pay
incentives
in
different
areas
based
on
need,
I
know
that
the
whys
in
Louisville
pay
the
teachers
the
same
at
each
Center.
Even
though
you
face
very
different
behavioral
challenges
at
each
Center.
If
you
incentivized
that
way,
would
it
help?
Could
there
be
a
system
where
Child
Care
teachers
Educators
buy
into
a
benefits
system?
My
question
has
been:
could
they
buy
into
the
Louisville
Metro
government
system?
P
You
ma'am
chair,
obviously
y'all
have
an
upward
pressure
from
salaries.
You
have
a
downward
pressure
when
it
comes
to
caps
and
so
forth,
and
put
your
really
big
pinch
on
a
pinch
on
trying
to
maintain
Financial
viability
and
stability,
and
so
what
other
options
you
have
in
particular
what
other
types
of
public
and
private
Partnerships?
P
Have
you
teamed
up
with
incorporation
in
order
for
them
to
provide
those
Services
and
I
know
you
go
it's
going
to
be
the
employees
it's
going
to
be
difficult,
I
get
that,
particularly,
that
is
a
very,
very
alarming
late.
67
percent,
even
30
percent
15
is
bad.
So
what
are
public
and
private
Partnerships
have
y'all
encountered
and
have
you
all
explored.
Q
Let
me
I
I
can
take
that
and
get
your
turnover
question
answered.
At
the
same
time,
someone
looked
it
up
for
me,
averaging
between
26
and
40
percent
and
as
high
as
70
percent.
So
my
number
was
at
the
higher
end
of
that
that
range
whoever's
phone.
This
is,
we
have
a
partnership.
We
have
several
Partnerships
actually
and
we've
been
approached
about
several
other
Partnerships
around
child
care
and
to
this
point,
when
the
center
we
run
in
Lexington
is
a
corporate
partnership,
it
was
the
lexmark's
corporate
Child,
Care
Center.
Q
We've
helped
them
reduce
their
overhead
and
we've
improved
teacher
salaries,
but
there's
still
Subs,
there's
there's
still
subsidizing
they're
they're
too,
that's
not
even
included
in
the
number
that
I
gave
you
we've
been
approached
a
couple
of
times
by
during
the
pandemic,
we
had
corporate
Partnerships
with
all
of
the
hospitals
in
Lexington
the
University
of
Kentucky,
to
provide
child
care
for
essential
workers,
and
they
did
subsidize
that
during
covet
for
their
workers,
they
paid
for
their
workers.
So
I
think
that
the
concept
is
out
there.
I
Fleming
could
I
just
add
that
we,
we
are
a
501c3
Corporation
as
as
a
group,
not
as
a
group
but
as
individuals,
so
we
are
in
the
fundraising
mode,
and
so
that
helps
to
offset
some
of
that
as
long
as
our
fundraising
is
successful
in
that
regards,
I'll
also
say
that
partnering
with
United,
Way
and
other
similar
organizations
has
really
been
a
big
help.
We
offer
financial
assistance
if
CCAP
does
not
work
for
individual
families.
I
We
try
to
provide
that
financial
assistance,
so
we're
a
little
unique
in
that
region
charge
as
well,
but
that's
only
because
of
the
fundraising
that
we
do
so.
We
do
put
a
great
deal
of
effort
as
our
YMCAs
go
about
seeking
those
funds
in
that
regards
we're
also
looking
for
other
Community
Partners
grants
are
a
big
help
in
that
regard
as
well,
but
again
sometimes
it's
a
limited
dollar
circumstance.
D
D
All
right,
I
am
going
to
we're
going
to
push
for,
hopefully
15
minutes.
I.
Think
everyone
will
share
that
today,
but
we've
gotten
a
little
off
track,
so
I
apologize
at
the
end.
Of
course
we
gotta
we've
got
to
wrap
it
up.
So
thank
you
all
very
much.
Please
introduce
yourself
for
the
record
and
proceed.
Please
make
sure
your
microphone
is
on.
You
will
see
a
green
button.
O
S
So
to
start
off,
half
of
kentuckians
live
in
a
child
care
desert
a
child
care
desert
is
basically
someone
said
that
there
is
in
burksville
there
isn't
even
a
child
care
center
right.
So
if
we
look
across
the
state,
there
are
regions,
communities
that
have
no
access
to
child
care
are
very,
very
limited.
Access
to
child
care.
S
A
recent
survey
asked
more
than
500
child
care
providers
from
94
Kentucky
counties.
How
many
more
children
could
they
serve
if
they
were
fully
staffed,
and
so
those
response
were
that
23
percent
of
programs
could
serve
more
than
50
additional
children.
Each
21
of
programs
could
serve
21
to
50,
more
children
and
24
percent
of
programs
could
serve
11
to
20.
S
S
If
you
are
working
in
family
child
care,
you
might
be
looking
and
and
in
that
way,
you're
also
an
owner,
a
business
owner
and
an
administrator.
You
could
be
earning
as
low
as
550
an
hour
up
to
22
dollars
an
hour,
so
a
median
income
of
about
twenty
seven
thousand
dollars
a
year.
If
you
are
a
Child,
Care,
Center
Director,
so
that
would
be
a
licensed
Child
Care
Center!
You
would
be
looking
at
a
median
annual
income
of
about
thirty
two
thousand
dollars
a
year.
S
We
know
is
directly
correlated
with
the
educational
levels
of
teachers,
so
many
results
from
research
show
that
higher
teacher
qualifications
are
significantly
correlated
with
higher
quality.
Early
childhood
education
and
child
care
environments,
specifically,
the
education
level
of
teachers
or
caregivers
is
positively
correlated
to
overall
early
childhood
education.
Qualities
such
as,
and
you
know,
safety.
S
We
know
that
early
care
and
education
teachers
who
receive
training
in
early
childhood
special
education
that
is
critical
to
meet
the
need
and
the
time
where
we
have
increasing
diagnoses
and
developmental
delays
in
in
our
population
of
young
children
and
I've
also
cited
some
specific
research.
If,
if
you're
interested
in
that
economic
research
examines
that
you
know
the
return
on
investment
for
early
care
and
education
suggests
that
there's
a
tremendous
value
ranging
from
anywhere
from
four
to
thirteen
dollars.
S
In
return
for
every
one
dollar
that
is
spent
as
an
investment
into
our
early
care
and
education
system,
so
we
see
lower
rates
of
we
see
higher
rates
of
educational
attainment,
higher
rates
of
future
employment,
higher
rates
of
overall
health,
lower
rates
of
truancy
and
criminality
it.
We
also
know
that
recent
research
suggests
that
community-based
early
childhood
education
is
linked
to
meaningful
educational
and
life
outcomes,
and
it
is
sustained
particularly
for
children
from
lower
economic
backgrounds.
S
So
what
can
we
do?
What
can
the
Commonwealth
do
to
ensure
that
the
young
children
in
Kentucky
thrive?
One
of
the
things
that
we
can
do
is
continued
funding
of
the
early
childhood
development
scholarship.
It's
critical
that
that
our
child
care
providers
have
the
continued
access
to
educational
opportunities
so
that
they
can
do
the
the
important
work
that
they
are
charged
with
and
love,
as
as
we
heard
from
a
provider
here,
and
they
want
to
be
there
right,
they
want
to
do
the
work,
and
so
how
do
we
make
that
attainable
for
them?
S
I
did
want
to
draw
your
attention
to
a
handout
that
I
it's
a
testimonial
from
a
child
care
administrator
from
Lexington
Kentucky.
Her
name
is
Beth
Morton,
so
you
can.
She
continues
to
reiterate
the
issues
that
she
faces
with
Staffing
and
the
importance
of
having
staff
who
are
educated
in
early
childhood
education.
There's
a
little
bit
of
information
here
at
Moorhead
State.
S
Okay,
there's
those
are
our
entry
level
credentials
right,
but
still
provide
high
quality
education
for
teachers
who
are
already
in
the
field
or
a
way
to
draw
in
and
recruit
teachers
who
may
be
thinking
about
it,
but
with
with
like
some
training
in
this
scholarship,
provides
the
attainability
and
the
opportunity
for
them
to
achieve
that.
That
goal
we
also
have
Bachelor
degrees
and
master's
degrees.
I
T
Got
it
to
talk
to
you
today
about
the
the
scholarship
program?
I
actually
was
a
family
child
care
provider
for
25
years
before
I
moved
into
the
higher
EDS.
That's
like
second
career
for
me
and
I
came
at
the
time
when
kids
now
went
into
effect
and
I
was
very,
very
proud
to
be
involved
in
that
initiative.
That
was
an
amazing
time
when
I
would
go
to
a
conference.
I'd
make
sure
Kentucky
was
on
my
name
plate
because
I
was
very
proud
of.
T
They
were
being
very
Innovative
in
using
those
tobacco
settlement
money.
No
one
else
was
doing
that
and
part
of
that
was
the
scholarship
that
came
out
of
that
and
something
interesting,
no
legislator
voted
against
that
initiative
when
it
came
through.
So
that
is
was
just
amazing,
so
the
scholarship
did
use
those
that
funding
stream
and
worked
for
a
long
time.
But
then
in
2016
the
tobacco
settlement
money
was
not
allocated
to
the
kids
now
initiative
anymore.
T
So
the
division
of
child
care
made
the
decision
in
order
to
keep
a
scholarship
going,
that
they
would
use
their
civil
penalties
money,
which
is
assessed
whenever
a
program
has
a
violation
of
a
child
care
regulation
generally
like
a
thousand
dollars.
So
a
thousand
dollar
civil
penalty
will
cover
tuition
for
less
than
two
classes
at
the
community
college.
So
that's
really
not
sustainable
the
next.
When
you
have
a
handout
of
this
in
your
packet,
so
it's
a
little
more
readable
than
on
the
screen.
T
So
it's
a
comparison
between
what
was
the
kids
now
scholarship
and
what
came
about
for
the
with
the
arpa
funds.
So
a
lot
of
similarities
in
that
they
have
to
be
working
at
least
20
hours
per
week
in
a
regulated,
Child
Care
Program.
They
do
FAFSA,
so
their
salaries,
a
lot
of
times
are
very,
very
low,
so
they
do
qualify
for
Pell.
T
So
the
difference
then
comes
in
with
kids.
Now
they
could
do
the
associate
degree
or
bachelor's
degree
with
the
arpa.
That
was
an
additional
allocation
that
was
made
for
directors
or
administrators
to
be
able
to
get
the
master's
degree
in
either
child
care
or
Head
Start.
So
that
was
an
addition
preschool
assistance
in
the
kids
now
scholarship
were
eligible,
but
whenever
the
the
new
funding
they
were
not
because
it
was
geared
towards
child
care
so
and
that
was
not
considered
child
care.
T
T
They
were
limited
to
nine
credit
hours
per
semester
with
the
original
kids
Nast
scholarship,
and
so
they
and
if
they
wanted
to
be
full-time,
they
wanted
to
do
12
hours
they
couldn't
because
they
could
only
use
the
scholarship
if
they
took
nine
hours
with
the
arpa
funds.
There
was
no
limit
on
it
and
so
that
that
was
a
huge
difference.
T
So
who
are
IEC
Ute,
big
variety,
we
have
traditional
students
that
are
entering
from
high
school.
Some
of
them
have
done.
Dual
credit
of
the
apprenticeship
program
is
another
option
that
they
have
possibly
completed
and
some
have
done
the
CDA
credential
that
is
open
to
them.
The
Big
majority
are
people
that
staff
that
are
currently
working
in
licensed
child
care,
centers
or
homes,
as
we've
heard,
and
they
may
be
doing
the
CDA
credential
they
may
be.
Seeking
the
we
have
several
certificate
programs,
the
AAS
or
the
bachelor's
degree.
T
Then
the
owners
and
directors
they
may
be
getting
that
CDA
credential
the
director's
credentials,
the
associate
bachelor's
or
master's
degree
preschool
assistance.
This
is
a
real
population
because
they're
currently
working
in
a
public
school
system
and
they're
working
under
a
certified
teacher
and
they
kind
of
see
that
as
their
their
dream
to
become
that
that
teacher
and
then
head
start
staff
they
may
be
seeking
the
CDA
credential,
the
associate
degree
or
a
bachelor's
degree.
We
also
have
a
population,
that's
kind
of
the
non-traditional.
T
They
may
have
been
a
parent
and
think
this
is
something
they
would
like
to
do
or
maybe
did
private
care
in
their
home.
And
then
we
have
a
group
that
our
second
career-
they
have
a
degree.
They
went
in
a
different
direction,
but
they
found
their
love
and
they
really
want
to
work
in
early
childhood.
So
they're
coming
back
in
to
get
training
for
that
all
right
so
share
some
good
news
here.
The
enrollment
in
my
program
and
I
will
say
these
statistics
we
are
across
kctcs.
T
T
So
the
number
generally
we
pick
up
some
more
in
the
spring
that
see
the
the
scholarship
by
meeting
with
the
young
gal
tomorrow
that
came
out
of
high
school
has
dual
credit
and
she
wants
to
do
the
degree
and
in
her
email
I
saw
she
was
working
for
the
school
system
and
so
I
said.
Oh
we're
going
to
talk
because
you're
going
to
be
eligible
for
the
scholarship
now
that
you're
working
for
them.
So
that
is
also
good
news.
We
will
be
able
to
add
her.
T
The
other
thing
is
the
the
ones
that
were
non-pill
eligible,
and
these
are
the
ones
that
really
really
would
love
to
do
a
degree
they
according
to
Pell.
They
have
the
money
to
do
it,
but
they
have
families
and
they
have
not
able
to
have
that
income,
and
so
they
have
came
in
a
lot
of
those
have
came
in
and
we
have
retained.
I've
retained,
all
of
them
because
they
are
so
happy
to
have
that
scholarship.
T
T
The
Head
Start
staff
and
the
public
school
assistance
definitely
should
be
included
within
the
scholarship,
because
they're
serving
that
most
vulnerable
population
that
we
have.
The
other
thing
is
incentives,
as
we've
talked
about
four
directors
and
owners
to
do
because
the
qualifications
to
be
a
director
in
Kentucky
are
extremely
low.
Three
years
experience
working
with
children
is
what
it
takes
to
be
a
director,
and
that
certainly
is
not
the
training,
the
business,
the
sense
that
they
need
to
be
able
to
do
that.
T
So
as
far
as
outcomes,
parents
can
have
quality
child
care
options.
Educators
are
qualified
to
support
the
needs
of
Children
and
Families,
and
children
are
prepared
for
future
learning
and
I
would
just
add
a
comment
here
when
we're
talking
about
this
retention
rate,
a
lot
of
it
I
would
encourage
you
to
go
out
and
visit
a
child
care
center
and
spend
some
time
there.
It
is
it's
not
easy
work
by
any
means,
so
a
lot
of
times
people
will
go
into
this
thinking,
I'm
going
to
play
with
children
all
day.
T
This
is
going
to
be
a
great
job,
it's
overwhelming,
and
if
they
have
training
and
they
see
how
to
do
it-
and
there
are
good
ways
to
to
work
with
children
and
see
the
benefits
that
they're
doing
I
mean
that's
one
thing:
I
really
try
to
build
up.
Is
you
know
you're
so
important,
because
you
are
doing
a
very
important
job,
then
that
retention
rate
will
you
know
it
will
impact
it?
They
will
stay.
So
that
is
what
I
think.
T
D
Thank
you.
Thank
you
all
very
much.
We
appreciate
it
and
we'll
bring
our
last
person
up
for
the
presentation.
Next
up
is
the
little
purples
Academy,
creating
student
Pathways,
all
retaining
staff
with
superintendent
Gary
Fields.
If
you
could
make
your
way
to
the
table,
My
Hope
was
that
we
would
have
the
a
large
amount
of
time
with
Mr,
Fields
and
then
time
just
kind
of
gets
away
during
committee
hearings.
D
D
U
You
I'm
batting
cleanup
so
I'm
I'm
between
you
and
getting
out
of
here
so
I'll
be
quick.
Gary,
Fields,
superintendent,
Bowling,
Green,
Independent,
School
District
excited
to
be
here
thanks
to
representative
Riley
for
giving
me
a
call
to
come
today.
First
of
all,
let
me
start
with
a
thank
you.
This
is
not
possible
without
the
general
assembly.
The
funding
that
you
created
for
lavac
facilities
in
the
state
of
Kentucky
and
I
always
want
to
thank
you
for
that
support,
because
it's
really
important.
U
We
received
8.3
million
dollars
from
the
better
Kentucky
plan
which
you,
which
you
approved
for
a
lavik
facility.
As
we
began
to
look
at
that,
we
realized
that
we
need
to
look
at
what
programs
did.
We
want
a
big
issue
that
started
to
arise
was
we
were
losing
staff
we've
lost
staff
from
teachers
to
custodians
to
cafeteria
workers
through
the
course
of
this
school
year
in
a
greater
number
than
ever
because
of
child
care
difficulties?
They
couldn't
find
child
care.
We
had
a
social
studies.
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Teacher
at
the
high
school
outstanding
teacher
lost
her
child
care
from
from
a
relative
couldn't
find
Child
Care
resigned
mid-year.
It
was
painful
and
a
great
loss
for
our
students,
so
we
also
knew
that
we
have
students
who
want
to
go
into
the
child
care
field,
but
we
can't
get
them
experienced
because
Child
Care
Facilities
don't
want
the
kids
in
there
they're
understaffed
they're
having
their
own
issues.
So
just
to
give
you
some
brief
background
on
where
we
are
in
Warren
County
133
000
residents,
21
000
of
those
are
below
the
age
of
five.
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We
are
one
of
the
fastest
growing
places
in
Kentucky,
going
to
add
another
actual
Bowling
Green
in
the
next
10
to
15
years.
We're
a
little
nervous
about
that,
where
all
those
folks
are
going
to
live
and
work
and
go
to
school.
But
one
of
the
issues
is
a
lot
of
young
adults
are
coming
in
and
we're
hiring
them
as
teachers,
employees,
Etc
and
they
don't
have
family
in
the
community,
they're
new
to
the
community
right
right,
we're
attracting
them
because
of
our
great
job
opportunities,
but
they
have
no
support.
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So
they
are
counting
on
daycares.
Looking
at
the
data,
the
number
of
daycare
options
by
ZIP
code
and
42104,
where
many
of
our
employees
live
outside
in
the
suburbs
of
Bowling
Green,
there
are
11
licensed
facilities.
None
of
those
11
facilities
are
All-Star
rated
level,
three
or
above,
which
is
where
you
would
want
your
children
to
go
to
daycare.
Where
I
would
want
my
child
to
go
to
daycare
in
the
42101,
which
is
internal
Bowling
Green,
a
number
of
churches,
Montessori
schools,
Etc,
there
are
27
licensed
facilities.
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Only
eight
of
those
are
level
three
All-Star
rated,
so
that
that
is
a
big
issue
to
find
quality
child
care.
As
we
started
to
look
at
the
lavac
facility
and
how
we're
going
to
address
some
of
the
issues
we
talk
about
Partnerships,
we
have
Partnerships
with
a
number
of
businesses
in
our
community,
the
medical
center
of
Bowling
Green.
The
top
picture
is
our
students,
who
are
phlebotomy,
techs
nurses,
assistants,
all
different
types
of
qualifications
that
they
get
in
our
high
school
and
our
health
care
pathway
in
the
bottom
are
EMT.
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They
teach
EMT
dual
credit
courses
to
our
students.
Two
of
our
students
started
right
after
graduation
as
EMT
employees.
We
have
electrical
companies,
immuno,
electric
Scotties,
with
heavy
industrial
maintenance,
simulators
Etc,
so
we
had
to
find
what
are
some
of
the
pathways
we
want
to
have
in
this
new
law-vec
building
and
one
of
the
pathways
was
child
care
and
he
was
going
to
be
our
partner
and
I'll
talk
about
that
in
a
second,
we
surveyed
our
employees.
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We
have
650
employees,
90
of
them
indicated
they
will
need
infant
and
toddler
child
care
in
the
next
five
years.
We
know
the
issue
is
there?
We
know
they
have
to
find
help.
What
are
their
concerns?
These
are
their
words.
Finding
an
opening.
We
have
been
on
a
wait
list
for
almost
a
year.
It
is
expensive
and
the
best
daycare
has
a
waiting
list.
I
do
not
know
if
there
will
be
a
spot
for
my
future
child
because
it
seems
as
though
the
daycares
in
Bowling
Green
are
all
a
capacity.
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The
cost
of
child
care
is
daunting
as
a
parent
to
be
additionally
finding
somewhere.
That
is
trustworthy
and
has
availability
is
concerning.
Those
are
real
words
from
from
our
employees
in
in
our
district.
Additionally,
to
show
you
kind
of
what
a
five-year
experience
teacher
that'd
be
in
going
into
their
sixth
year
a
28
year
old
teacher
in
our
district
might
be
newly
married
might
be
starting
a
family,
their
take-home
pay
at
that
point
is
2500
a
month.
Let's
say
we
have
a
couple:
that's
teaching
that's
5!
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000
a
month
when
in
Bowling
Green
and
Warren
County,
the
average
home
price
is
268
thousand
dollars
right
now,
average
cost
of
infant
care
is
880
a
month.
The
average
cost
of
child
care
is
eight
hundred
dollars
a
month.
One
of
the
other
issues
our
employees
face
is
you
can't
sign
up
for
10
months?
If
you
sign
up,
you
have
to
pay
for
12
months.
They
don't
do
10
month
contracts,
so
they're
going
to
pay
for
that
child
care
year
round
and
then
in
Warren
County.
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The
the
issue
for
us
as
well
is
we
have
students
who
want
to
go
into
child
care.
They
want
to
go
into
teaching.
They
want
to
go
into
social
work,
a
lot
of
different
programs
that
are
available
to
them
in
their
career
path.
We
have
101
students
signed
up
this
fall
for
our
early
childhood
pathway.
They
will
take
classes
like
early
lifespan,
development,
child
development
services,
one
and
two.
They
get
certifications,
certifications
like
the
Commonwealth
child
care
care,
credential,
which
is
very
important
to
going
into
the
workforce,
Kentucky
early
care
and
education
orientation.
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They
get
training
in
pediatric,
abusive,
head
trauma.
They
get
training
in
CPR
from
the
red
car
cross,
so
they're
certified
for
infant
and
toddler
CPR,
so
they
are
immediately
employable
after
graduation.
The
issue
is:
is
that
because
we
have
limited
number
of
child
care
facilities
in
our
community
that
are
understaffed
and
overwhelmed,
they
can't
take
our
students.
So,
where
m
l,
electric
has
students
who
do
apprenticeships,
who
do
internships
in
Scotty
in
other
Industries
the
medical
center?
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That
allows
has
made
opportunities
for
16,
17
and
18
year
olds
to
come
into
the
hospital
to
get
experience
before
they
graduate
high
school.
Our
child
care
facilities.
Couldn't
do
that,
so
we
had
to
figure
out
a
way.
How
are
we
going
to
help
create
the
next,
not
just
child
care
worker?
The
next
Child
Care
owner
I,
heard
that
today
it
was
exciting
to
hear
about
people
opening
child
care
facilities
in
their
homes.
Well,
we're
going
to
create
the
individuals
in
our
community
that
for
the
next
20
30
40
years,
are
going
to
do
that.
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So
next
August
we're
going
to
open
the
little
purples
academy.
Part
of
that
is
through
the
8.3
million
dollars
we
received
from
this
general
assembly,
and
we
appreciate
that
facility
will
also
house
our
Technology
robotics
program,
as
well
as
our
industrial
maintenance
program,
which
now
has
90
students
that
will
double
in
size
to
almost
200
students.
By
the
time
that
facility
is
completed,
we're
going
to
partner.
We
talked
about
partnership
with
the
Bowling
Green
Warren
County
Community
Education.
They
they
are
the
lifeline
for
families
in
our
community.
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They
provide
before
school
care
after
school
care.
A
lot
like
you
heard
from
the
YMCA
today
and
they
provide
summer
care
in
our
community.
This
is
their
50th
year
of
existence,
also
an
organization
that
receives
money
that
flows
through
our
district
from
the
general
assembly,
so
that
when
you
hear
about
Community
Education,
they
are
a
critical
partner
but
they're
going
to
operate
this
facility
for
us
with
66
children
from
six
weeks
old
to
four
year,
four
years
old.
So
what
a
great
partnership
that
we're
going
to
have
there.
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And
finally,
it's
going
to
serve
us
a
server
role
for
us
because
we're
going
to
have
66
children
in
that
facility
that
are
going
to
be
employee
students
or
children
of
employees
who
may
be
a
cafeteria
worker.
A
bus
driver,
a
teacher,
it's
the
superintendent's,
too
old
to
have
little
ones
in
there.
But.
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Other
employees
within
our
district,
but
we're
really
excited
about
that
and
the
other
thing
that
does
there's
a
there's,
a
secondary
benefit.
Those
are
going
to
be
66
spots
that
are
going
to
open
in
various
daycares,
around
Bowling,
Green
and
Warren
County
for
other
community
members
who
are
who
are
struggling
to
find
care.
So
once
again,
thank
you.
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D
Thank
you
very
much,
I'm
very
excited
I
wish.
We
could
do
this
in
every
school
district.
Those
who
aren't
doing
it.
I
love
the
forward.
Thinking
I
represent
part
of
Glendale,
so
I
am
also
feeling
the
pressure
as
a
leader
there
to
figure
out
what
we
do
for
Workforce
and
a
big
barrier
is
child
care.
Our
first
question,
I
believe,
does
rep
Riley
have
a
question.
V
V
All
that
doing
that,
and
basically
as
I
noticed
you're
taking
School
Employees,
we've
talked
a
lot
everybody's
having
Workforce
problems
and
teaching
education
is
one
of
those
and
I
think
you
probably
see
this
as
a
pathway
to
keeping
many
of
your
teachers.
Like
you
said
you
lost
your
Social
Studies.
It's.
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An
outstanding
pathway
we
haven't,
set
our
our
costs
yet
we're
still
working
through
through
those
numbers.
One
of
the
one
of
the
benefits,
though,
is
that
the
really
our
cost
is
going
to
be
the
the
employees
in
the
building,
the
overhead,
the
running
of
the
building,
the
materials
we're
utilizing
our
preschool
materials,
our
preschool
teachers,
our
grec,
our
local
co-ops,
gonna,
train
our
staff,
so
we're
all
star
certified.
So
we
can
cover
a
lot
of
those
costs
to
keep
the
cost
down
as
well.
A
A
Paducah
did
something
similar
they're
building
a
new
Head
Start
facility
and
I.
Don't
know
how
a
couple
hundred,
maybe
more
kids,
and
so
that
I
think
it
is
a
way
throughout
the
state
and
we're
not
just
encouraging
schools
to
do
this,
but
major
industry
to
do
it.
I
mean
as
far
as
attracting
employees
this
day
and
time,
I,
don't
know
that
you
can
offer
a
better
benefit
than
that.
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If
a
business
starts
a
daycare
we're
going
to
have
the
kids
that
they
can
hire
I
think
that's
the
other
thing
we
found
and
we've
really
crossed
this
Border
in
the
last
five
years.
The
best
employees
in
the
community
are
the
kids
that
I
had
a
diploma
to
and
walk
across
that
stage.
They're
they're
currently
going
to
school.
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Every
day
they
show
up
every
day,
they're,
making
good
grades
they're
engaged
in
the
community
they're
good
employees,
when
they're
22,
24
25
they've
been
away
from
us
for
a
while
they've
had
a
lot
of
maybe
bad
jobs.
Bad
experiences,
so
I
think
our
local
employers
are
really
realizing
that
18
year
olds
are
are
pretty
good.
Employees.