The Childcare Business Initiative

Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Community Service, Job Opportunities for Low Income Individuals Grants.

Vermont communities need quality jobs and more qality childcare. This project evaluates the Childcare Business Initiative, a statewide project through the Vermont Community Action Agencies, which provides training to low-income Vermonters to start a childcare business. The evaluation report was used to make program improvements and ensure funding for the grant. This evaluation documents how this project enhances community economic development and makes recommendation to improve the quality of childcare training in Vermont. (J. Kolodinsky, M. Cranwell) Project members: Kolodinsky