Montgomery County is one of the wealthiest per capita counties in Pennsylvania. Despite this, research conducted during 1999-2000 by Child Care Resources Developers through DPW revealed serious concerns about existing child care resources in the county. These included:

• The availability, accessibility and utilization of services for low-income families
• The lack of child care resources for special needs children
• The lack of child care resources for those living in certain urban and rural parts of the county
• The widespread lack of infant care options

Additionally, other studies have revealed growing concerns about:

• The quality of existing programs
• Limited resources for child care start-ups and capital costs
• The inadequacy of training for child care instructors
• Low-wages and limited "career ladder" financing
• The inability of pre-school programs to address school readiness needs and issues
• The persistence of barriers to access childcare services for limited-English families, esp. Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese and Chinese speakers

With serious childcare issues facing Montgomery County, we have targeted objectives to address the issues facing our community.
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