‘That’s a problem’: Councilor grills health commissioner over childcare workforce grant funding

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 [

By: Maya Mitchell

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 949

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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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 …

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