Executive Councilor John Stephen pointedly questioned officials from the Department of Health and Human Services during this week’s meeting about why a childcare workforce grant program was not funded.
That exchange was prompted by an unrelated contract that was up for debate on Wednesday, which would give more than $1.2 million to a company that helps oversee the state’s childcare quality improvement program, Granite Steps for Quality. The program helps the Department of Health and Human Services provide professional development services and coaching to childcare providers.
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