Iowa

The Iowa Regional Office staff is dedicated to increasing the supply and business sustainability of child care by strengthening home-based and center-based child care programs through business and financial training, coaching, consulting, technical assistance and access to capital.

The Iowa staff also bolsters the workforce and economy by helping communities find the right-sized solutions for child care through consulting projects; including child care market analysis, strategic planning and financial modeling of future facilities and expansions.

Iowa Quick Links

Rural Iowa Child Care Community Facilities Technical Assistance Flyer

Rural Iowa Child Care Community Facilities Technical Assistance Application

Business & Financial Fundamentals© Flyer and Schedule

Rural Community Market Study Grant Program

Featured Success Story

FCF’s Iowa team is focused on building the sustainability of quality child care businesses. Read more to learn how our loan fund and programming is making a difference for child care entrepreneurs.

FCF Loans Increase Program Quality in Iowa

Meet Lori Stamp.

Lori is a registered Child Development provider since 1989 in DeWitt, Iowa, where she operates Lori’s Little Ones and serves 25 full and part-time children. Through collaboration with First Children’s Finance, she has improved her business operation and increased the program’s quality care.

Success Story

Completed Business & Financial Fundamentals© series for centers

121

Trainings conducted since 2016

94%

Business consulting clients increased or sustained slots

468

Net increase in slots in areas that received community consulting

167

Completed Business & Financial Fundamentals© in the last 2 years.

89%

Business & Financial Fundamentals© participants improved knowledge.