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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs executive order forming a steering committee to improve maternal health in Arkansas
Today, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order to create the Arkansas Strategic Committee for Maternal Health. Excel by Eight looks forward to working alongside this steering committee to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies across the state....
Child Care Assistance Program expands to early childhood educators
Child care workers in Arkansas are now eligible to participate in the state’s Child Care Assistance Program. More than half of the state’s 1,900 licensed or registered child care or early childhood facilities currently participate in the program, making thousands of child care workers employed by one of these facilities potentially eligible for assistance.
Arkansas employers, chambers of commerce join forces to tackle state’s child care crisis
Since 2020, Excel by Eight (E8) has mobilized Arkansas businesses to identify workable solutions that address the three critical elements of the child care crisis – accessibility, affordability, and quality – and its impact on the state’s current and future workforce. The formalized business coalition will meet quarterly to discuss policy goals ahead of the Arkansas State Legislature’s 2025 general session.