LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A grant worth hundreds of thousands of dollars will go toward creating a new day care in Madison, Indiana.
Madison Consolidated Schools said Thursday the Employer-Sponsored Child Care Grant is worth $750,000.
The money will be used to help with early child care for kids 5 years old and under.Â
The district's superintendent said the funding will be "life-changing" for Madison.
"We saw an opportunity, contacted some of our closest community partners, and will work together to bring early child care for children ages 0-3 years old to our community as quickly as possible," Superintendent Dr. Teresa Brown said in a news release on Thursday.
City officials cited a need for more high quality child care options for children in the area.
"As we talk to our community partners, we know that everyone is struggling to find employees," said Brown. "A specific, and frequently noted barrier for all of us has been a lack of early childhood care facilities. Not having sufficient day care has made it difficult to retain employees and contributes to absenteeism."
The school district and partners will meet soon to create a board and discuss a community day care. The goal is to have the center open early next year.
The grant comes from the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration's Office of Early Childhood and Out-Of-School Learning.
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