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Overview

Child Care Partnership Grant (CCPG)

Funder: Washington State Department of Commerce

Status: Award announced October 10, 2025

Geographic Scope: Mason County, WA

Focus Areas:

  • Development of local strategic plans to expand access to affordable, high-quality childcare

  • Addressing childcare access gaps

  • Strategic planning and innovative solutions

  • Development of additional childcare slots
  • Background & Need:

  • Childcare Shortage: Number of available childcare slots in Mason County is declining while demand continues to grow

  • ALICE Population: 26% of Mason County households fall within Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE) population; additional 9% living below federal poverty level

  • Vulnerable Populations: Nearly 50% of Hispanic households and 75% of American Indian households living below ALICE threshold; 70% of single-female-headed households with children fall below ALICE threshold

  • Childcare Costs: Range from $738 to more than $1,600 per month, representing significant financial burden for working families

  • Public Health Priority: Childcare supports healthy families and resilient communities
  • Eligibility: Economic development organizations and community partners (awarded to Mason County Economic Development Council in partnership with Mason Matters)

    Key Components:

  • Inclusive engagement process reflecting diversity of Mason County

  • Equity focus for outreach

  • Community partnership approach

  • Strategic planning to design solutions meeting real community needs
  • Outreach: Public participation opportunities began fall 2025

    Contact:

  • Name: Kevin Shutty, Executive Director (MasonEDC) or Julie Knott, Executive Director (Mason Matters)

  • Phone: 360-426-2276

  • Organization: Economic Development Council of Mason County
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    child-caredaycareeconomic-servicescommunity-development

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