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Calgary Daycare Wins Award Amid Arkansas Cuts Crisis

10/22/2025

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Kids@Churchill Awarded

Kids@Churchill Park, a nonprofit child care agency in Calgary, received the 2025 Consumer Choice Award for Daycare in Southern Alberta.
The organization has over 55 years of experience and serves more than 600 children annually through community-based programs.
In Arkansas, cuts to the School Readiness Assistance Program threaten childcare affordability for low-income families and prompt daycare closures.
Providers warn these cuts could cause job losses for parents and higher tuition.

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Timothy Davis Advocates

Florida childcare centers face skyrocketing liability insurance costs that threaten access to care for working families.
Timothy Davis, owner of Park Avenue Preschool, reports premiums rose from $25,000 in 2021 to $70,000 in 2025.
Industry experts attribute the rise to higher claims, even for centers without any claims.
Continued premium hikes could force many centers to close and reduce childcare access for working families.

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Historical Context

The Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) of 1996 aimed to enhance affordable childcare access for low-income families, allocating about $2.4 billion annually. This legislation followed decades of welfare reform debates, including the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, which replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children. Today, rising childcare costs in states like Arkansas and Florida threaten the stability of these essential services.

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Kids@Churchill Awarded

Kids@Churchill Park, a nonprofit child care agency in Calgary, received the 2025 Consumer Choice Award for Daycare in Southern Alberta.
The organization has over 55 years of experience and serves more than 600 children annually through community-based programs.
In Arkansas, cuts to the School Readiness Assistance Program threaten childcare affordability for low-income families and prompt daycare closures.
Providers warn these cuts could cause job losses for parents and higher tuition.

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