Child Care Business Collaborative (East River)

3900 West Avera Drive,Sioux Falls SD 57108

08 December, 2022

Description

Early Learner South Dakota would like to officially announce the creation of the Statewide Business Collaborative to help solve the childcare crisis and the barriers it is creating to the SD workforce. With this business collaborative meeting, this group will discuss the current landscape of early learning, current South Dakota solutions happening around the state, other regional solutions, and long-term discussions and planning. “Childcare is the work force behind the workforce and in South Dakota, where the unemployment rate is so low already, we need every person available. Individuals in South Dakota have shown that they want to work, and we need childcare in order to make this a reality. With waitlists in the hundreds, in many centers, we know that parents are looking for care to rejoin or continue to participate in the workforce. We have an unprecedented number of economic development and Chamber organizations asking about innovative strategies they may take to help with the childcare crisis. These businesses are ready and willing to make changes and innovations, this initiative will only help that cause.” – Kayla Klein, president and CEO, Klein Visioneering Group To learn more, visit: https://www.earlylearnersd.org/businesscollaborative