Eastern Kentucky Child Care Coalition

MISSION

Our mission is to increase the quantity and quality of accessible, affordable and developmentally appropriate childcare that provides employment for child care providers and allows parents to pursue employment and self-development courses. We are dedicated to the creation of childcare that is so essential to the development of our communities, human resources and to the hopes of our children for a better future.

HISTORY

Eastern Kentucky Child Care Coalition (EKCCC) was formed in 1990 when community leaders in several rural Eastern Kentucky counties came together and all shared the same concern about the lack of child care in the region. They felt there was a vital need for an organizational focus on child care issues, and that child care resources needed to be developed for people in Eastern Kentucky.

The essential mission of EKCCC has not changed. Our work includes organizing and outreach in local areas, providing technical assistance and training for grassroots groups as well as child care providers, linking resources between organizations, and providing child care referrals to parents in our communities.