What the collaboratives discovered is there are childcare deserts all over our state including Boise and Garden City. This was before we were hit with a pandemic! With the recent closing of 100 centers and in-home providers since this January and an additional 121 closing since September of 2020, our industry is being decimated. The $6M would’ve brought another $2M per year for the next three years to implement some of the strategic plans each collaborative has designed in their own communities.