Post-pandemic legislative outlook for childcare support in the childcare industry
Nov 07, 2022 12:00 PM
Keri Goins, Child Care Partners
Post-pandemic legislative outlook for childcare support in the childcare industry

Child Care Partners is a local non-profit organization whose mission is to protect children and strengthen families through early education, childcare, and social services. The agency dates back over a hundred years. The story began when Ms. Kemp was driving across the river into downtown Wichita Falls and noticed children playing along the river with no adults to be seen.  She made it her mission and then the Federated Women’s Mission Societies’ mission to ensure these children were safe and receiving an education. Child Care Partners has changed immensely over the years to accommodate the community’s ever-changing needs. Today, it serves almost 200 children daily, with five centers across the city.  CCP provides scholarships for children so that no child is left in a dangerous situation and does not have the support they need to reach developmental milestones. Eighty percent of the families we serve are single working moms and dads, who would not be able to afford to work without help.

 

Keri Goins has been with Child Care Partners for 6 years but has been working in child welfare for over 15 years.  She has a Master’s in Communication from Texas Tech University and was raised in nearby Bugscuffle, TX.  She is married to a local WFPD officer, and together they have three boys.  Goins brings with her a vast knowledge of experience in child welfare having worked at the child advocacy center, foster care, and adoption services. 

 

Goins will be talking about what the outlook is for childcare post-pandemic and recent legislative efforts to support the childcare industry.

 

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