Business Rest Stop
Welcome to the Business Rest Stop of the Iowa Roadmap for Child Care Success. We’ve named it that because it’s the perfect place to get what you need before you get back on the road to child care solutions in your area.
You’ve landed here because, based on your responses, you are in some way responsible for people who have child care needs. We think these resources will be most helpful to you, but you are welcome to peruse the other action pages as well.
Iowa Workforce Development
If you are looking for:
- State grants to supplement your child care solution
- A business engagement specialist to help you determine what other companies have for child care solutions.
- An employer looking to support your growing workforce
One-Stop Shop: How IWD Helps Business | Iowa Workforce Development
Iowa Workforce Development provides employers with essential tools and expert guidance for every stage of the business cycle, from recruitment and training to tax credits and labor market insights. As a one-stop resource, IWD offers personalized support to help businesses grow and succeed.
Iowa Women's Foundation
If you are looking for:
- Information on community child care solutions across the state
- Technical assistance to create child care solutions for your company
- A way to assess if your company is facing a child care crisis
- Technical assistance to survey your workforce
Child Care Solutions for Businesses | Iowa Women's Foundation
The Iowa Women’s Foundation (IWF) has a primary focus on shattering the barriers to economic self-sufficiency for Iowa’s women and girls. We do this because when Iowa’s women and girls are successful, our businesses thrive, our communities flourish, and Iowa wins.
First Children’s Finance
If you are looking for:
- Business and financial training
- Grants or loans to build capacity
- Market analysis and strategic planning
- Help to create marketing strategies
- Loans for communities or projects to expand capacity
For Communities - First Children's Finance
Founded in 1991, First Children’s Finance addresses the business and finance needs of child care in three different ways: building the financial sustainability of child care entrepreneurs, partnering with communities to preserve and grow their child care supply, and influencing state and federal systems to provide supports and investments needed to sustain child care businesses.
Iowa Child Care Resource & Referral
If you are looking for:
- A way to stay informed with data
- How to learn more about your current landscape in your community and/or county
- Resources on child care solutions
- A way to stay informed with data
- How to learn more about your current landscape in your community and/or county
- Resources on child care solutions
- Technical assistance to survey your workforce
Community Development Specialists
Starting the Conversation Around Child Care Solutions: Child care is an essential part of a community's critical infrastructure. When creating strategies for your community's economic development, don't forget to include planning around child care. CCR&R Community Development Specialist can help facilitate discussions and solutions in your community; think of us as your conversation guide.
Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA)
If you are looking for:
- Tools and Resources to grow your business
- Tax credit resources
- Innovative funding ideas
https://opportunityiowa.gov/
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Wage Data
If you are looking for:
- Ways to create more child care spaces in your community
- Technical assistance to create a child care solution for your company
- A way to assess if your company is facing a child care crisis
- Technical assistance to survey your workforce
Common Sense Institute Wage Data
This is the report that was released in fall of 2024 that shows seven counties and the data results after they raised funds to increase child care workers’ wages.
US Chamber of Commerce
If you are:
- A business leader looking for foundational information on investing in your workforce
US Chamber of Commerce Employer Road Map
Child Care Solution Funds
If you are:
- Trying to create more child care spaces in your community
- Advocating to increase child care wages at the child cares in your Community
Child Care Solutions Fund
US Chamber of Commerce
If you are:
- A business leader looking for foundational information on investing in your workforce
US Chamber of Commerce Employer Road Map
Child Care Solution Funds
If you are:
- Trying to create more child care spaces in your community
- Advocating to increase child care wages at the child cares in your Community
