Child care for a preschooler in Dallas costs nearly $7,000 a year, making it unaffordable for many of the families that need it most. Low- to moderate-income, working families need child care in order to provide for their families. But the barriers these families face all too often means choosing between the safety of their children and continuing to work.

The YWCA Child Care and Development program and the YWCA After School Club makes high quality child care affordable for these families. The YWCA offer care with state and national recognition for the quality of care provided, and the programs offer 20-50 percent scholarships to make this exceptional level of care affordable for families.

In 2006-2007 the YWCA Child Care and Development program and YWCA After School Club cared for 917 children. More than 60 percent of the children in the YWCA's care receive some form of subsidy.

The YWCA Child Care and Development program and the YWCA After School Club is funded by the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, B. B. Owen Trust, City of Irving Community Development Block Grant, Bank of America, Ashlee Kleinert and Christopher W. Kleinert Philanthropic Fund I of Communities Foundation of Texas, JCPenney After-School Fund, Dallas Stars Foundation, Tartaglino Richards Family Foundation, and Richardson Woman’s Club.