Governor signs law extending aid for child care workers

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: April 9, 2026

Words: 795

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago


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SLATER — Iowa’s Child Care Assistance will become permanently available to child care workers regardless of their income level under a law signed Thursday by Gov. Kim Reynolds.

House File 2514 makes the CCA pilot program permanent beginning July 1. Reynolds signed it into law at the Stepping Stones Child Development Center in Slater.

State child care assistance is available to parents who have young children and are unavailable during week days due to …

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