News from: Supervisor V. Manuel Perez
At their first meeting of 2024, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved an item by Supervisor V. Manuel Perez to allocate $72,000 to help child care providers throughout the Fourth District.
Supervisor Perez heard from child care centers impacted by recent funding changes. Supervisor Perez worked to find a bridge solution using Riverside County ARPA funds to help them while the state works to set child care subsidy payment rates and policies. These are one-time funds to support the child care centers this time around.
“These funds are coming from ARPA, and one of my goals with this funding is to support child care, infrastructure, housing and other areas that are key to the quality of life in our communities,” said Supervisor Perez. “Child care centers have stayed operating during challenges such as COVID and inflation, and this funding will help with supporting child care providers. Child care providers need these funds to ensure our youth are educated at an earlier age and, as well, so that families can continue to work. That’s what allows the economy to grow and allows everyone to prosper.”
The funding comes from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding Riverside County received that is set aside for Supervisor Perez to use in the Fourth District for projects for infrastructure, housing, economic recovery, and other priorities.
The funds will be directed to First 5 Riverside County, which will distribute funds to eligible family child care home providers and child care centers within the Fourth District.
First 5 Riverside County Executive Director Tammi Graham recognized Supervisor Perez’s support, saying, “First 5 Riverside County thanks Supervisor Perez for prioritizing child care providers. We continue to champion state rate reform to adequately support the early child education workforce.”
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Supervisor V. Manuel Perez represents the Fourth Supervisorial District on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. The largest district in the county by geography, the 4th District covers eastern Riverside County, from Whitewater, stretching across the entire Coachella Valley south to the Salton Sea, up Highway 74 to Idyllwild and the mountain communities, and heading east of the Coachella Valley to Blythe and the Colorado River.
Supervisor Perez’s office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
CONTACT:
Darin Schemmer, Office of Fourth District Supervisor V. Manuel Perez, (760) 863-8211