Letter to the Editor: Submitted by Kristy Turner

To the Editor:

Postville Childcare partnered with Iowa Women’s Foundation in October of 2022 and because of the childcare champions, Norplex, St. Paul Lutheran Church, the Postville School District, Hall Roberts and Agri Star, that have stepped up this year and invested in early childcare, Allamakee County was selected for the dollar for dollar HHS funding match.

I challenge the businesses and community members in Allamakee County to be a childcare champion and pledge to the wage enhancement fund. All that is required for the HHS match is your pledge by the preferred submission date of October 20. Contact will be made to arrange payment options later. We will continue building the fund, but contributions will not be eligible for a match after the HHS deadline of October 30.

Other communities in Iowa have found great success and raised around $700,000 for their Wage Enhancement Fund. When people believe in this option, it is successful.

Please reach out to Postville Childcare or Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission if you have any questions and pledges today: Postville Childcare at 563-864-7669 or postvillechildcare@gmail.com, or Michelle Barness at mbarness@uerpc.org.

Kristy Turner, Director
Postville Childcare Services, Inc.