More Than $3.7 Million for Child Care in York County Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill
Funding will support the design of a new day care at PNSY, expand child care options in Kittery and Biddeford
More Than $3.7 Million for Child Care in York County Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill
Funding will support the design of a new day care at PNSY, expand child care options in Kittery and Biddeford
Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $3,752,000 to expand child care options in York County in the Fiscal Year 2023 Health and Human Services, Military Construction, and Housing and Urban Development appropriations bills.
The omnibus funding package passed the Senate by a vote of 68-29. It will now be passed by the House before heading to the President’s desk to be signed into law.
“Improving access to quality, affordable child care helps promote financial stability for families and benefits small businesses as well as our economy. Child care also alleviates stress on working parents when they know that their children are in a safe, structured environment where they can play and learn,” said Senator Collins. “This funding to increase child care options in York County will provide significant benefits to parents working at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard as well as to families in Kittery and Biddeford.”
Details on the child care programs Senator Collins secured for York County are below:
Kittery Collaborative Early Childcare Program
Recipient: Town of Kittery
Project Location: Kittery, ME
Amount: $100,000
Purpose: To reopen a preschool and childcare program that closed during COVID-19, which will expand access to early education opportunities and serve low-income families in Kittery.
Child Care Center for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, ME
Recipient: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Project Location: Kittery, ME
Amount: $2,500,000
Project Purpose: To begin planning and design a new day care center for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
Family Health and Economic Well-Being Center
Recipient: York County Community Action Corporation
Project Location: Biddeford, ME
Amount: $1,152,000
Project Purpose: To acquire a center for the York County Community Action Corporation to colocate their health, childcare, housing, transportation, and other social service programs.
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