First Children’s Finance Newsletters

First Children’s Finance

March 2025 Newsletter


 

Welcome to our new e-newsletter, your source for the latest updates and insights from our organization focused on early education and the business of child care nationwide. As a leading nonprofit organization that provides loans and business development assistance to child care businesses, we’re thrilled to share this new platform with you, our valued community of entrepreneurs, supporters, and families.

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Previous Newsletters

December 2024 National Newsletter

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September 2024 National Newsletter

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First Children’s Finance Vermont

May 2025 Newsletter

 


 

Spring isn’t official in Vermont until May. Living here for almost 20 years, I’ve come to appreciate the length of the transitions between seasons – there is always a few weeks of “Is it spring or is it still winter?” and “Is it safe to turn off the heat and put away the winter boots?” and “I just lost my gloves, can I make it to next fall before getting new ones?”

Click here to read Vermont’s May 2025 Newsletter

 

Previous Vermont Newsletters

Vermont April 2025

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Vermont March 2025

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Vermont February 2025

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First Children’s Finance Iowa

December 2024 Newsletter

 


 

During one-on-one meetings with child care providers, First Children’s Finance team members often receive questions about the new Iowa Child Care Connect system. To provide clarity, we reached out to Tami Foley, Program Manager at the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to learn more about the system and what child care providers need to know.

Click here to read Iowa December 2024 Newsletter

 

Previous Iowa Newsletters

Iowa November 2024

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Iowa August 2024

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