Child care presented as economic development issue

Hampton gets update on daycare center 

  • Mike Feeken of First Five Nebraska shows a slide to point out that Nebraska families spend on average 13 percent of their income on child care. He said 7 percent of household income is considered affordable when it comes to daycare. Feeken’s presentation was part of two public meetings held in Hampton last Wednesday to discuss the impact of affordable and dependable child care on a community.
    Mike Feeken of First Five Nebraska shows a slide to point out that Nebraska families spend on average 13 percent of their income on child care. He said 7 percent of household income is considered affordable when it comes to daycare. Feeken’s presentation was part of two public meetings held in Hampton last Wednesday to discuss the impact of affordable and dependable child care on a community.
The importance of available and affordable early child care was front and center last Wednesday at a pair of community meetings put on in Hampton by the organization First Five Nebraska. Mike Feeken of St. Paul was the presenter for the 7 a.m. and noontime programs attended by around 50 community members in total. Serving as strategic partner advisor for First Five, Feeken explained that…

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