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Cedar Valley Child Care Center

Year: 
2021
City: 
Cedar Falls
Award Amount: 
$25,000
Number Served/Slots Created: 
100
Overview: 
This project is a collaboration of numerous public and private organizations – including the University of Northern Iowa, The VGM Group, Western Home Communities, Child Care Resource and Referral, and Levi Architecture – to design and build a new child care facility and create 230 new child care slots.Grant funds paid for architecture design, which included schematic design, floor plan, and site plan. We have been able to use the site plan to visit with potential donors and partners to allow them to see the vision of Cedar Valley Kids. As we enter the new year to spend the funding, we will finalize our plans and use these designs to promote our new center and create additional partners. We are currently working with VGM & Associates, Western Home Communities, University of Northern Iowa, Waterloo Community Schools, and the City of Waterloo.
Success Stories: 
This past year, we were donated land for our first site. North Crossing area will be the first Cedar Valley Kids site. We are excited to be near additional employers that have expressed interest in partnership. UnityPoint and Tyson Food have met with the Board to discuss what partnership opportunities could look like.
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