About the Business Collaborative
Early Learner South Dakota is pleased to partner with the Bipartisan Policy Center and the United States Chamber of Commerce Foundation on a national level; along with South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Elevate Rapid City, The Greater Sioux Falls Area of Commerce, and the John T. Vucurevich Foundation to launch the South Dakota Child Care Business Collaborative.
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This business collaborative will act as a think tank and the vehicle to move action forward on the child care crisis in South Dakota. Early Learner South Dakota will act as the facilitator in this process, provide innovative solutions to the group, and bring research from other states working on the child care crisis.
Solutions in South Dakota for
Child Care Document
The purpose of this guide is to collect and organize information regarding current child care funding strategies and solutions for businesses, child care providers, and economic development/chambers, at the community and state level.
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If you have any child care funding strategies or solutions you would like to see in this guide, please fill out our community solutions form.
Upcoming Business Collaborative Meetings
Would you like to learn about South Dakota solutions taking place right now in the business field? Join us for a conversation where we discuss current solutions and future, long-term sustainable solutions.
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With this business collaborative meeting, this group will discuss the current landscape of early learning, current South Dakota solutions happening around the state, other regional solutions, and long-term discussions and planning.