Cornell is launching a new effort to support community-based child care providers by contributing $300,000 a year for up to five years to assist individuals and organizations looking to start or expand a full-time child care program in Tompkins County. The Community Child Care Supply Growth Initiative will be managed through a partnership with the Child Development Council , a nonprofit organization that has been serving Tompkins and Cortland counties for more than 50 years. Much of Tompkins County has been deemed a " child care desert ," with more than three times as many children for every available, licensed child care slot.

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