While Maimouna Urias’s son was learning to talk and play with his peers in daycare, she was in the classroom earning her associate’s degree at Pima Community College.
She had the peace of mind to take on her education, knowing her child was in good hands thanks to a federally funded program called CCAMPIS, or Child Care Access Means Parents in School.
CCAMPIS funded child care for student-parents across the country and, until recently, was granted to students at Pima Community College who have children and qualify as low-income…