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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

WB Press Release: Labor Department Awards $203,000 To Train Former Welfare Recipients As Licensed Child Care Providers [10/12/2000]

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The U.S. Department of Labor has given $203,000 to the YMCA of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area to train former welfare recipients as child care workers. The new workers will train at the Labor Department's Esther Peterson Child Development Center and other YMCA-managed child care centers.

The training program will follow a registered apprenticeship model and will meet the District's licensing requirements for child care workers.

"The training that will be provided through this grant will be a model for training child care workers and it will help welfare recipients find meaningful work," Labor Secretary Alexis M. Herman said.

The YMCA is the largest child care provider in the United States and has been offering child care-related services for over 50 years. It is currently under contract with the Board of Directors to administer all child care provider services at the Esther Peterson Child Development Center.

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