Child care has been identified as an urgent need in the Forest City area. To better understand the need so that potential solutions can be identified, City of Forest City and Forest City Economic Development, with assistance from First Children's Finance (FCF) is conducting a child care study and we need your help!

We’re conducting this survey to gain feedback from those that live or work in the area and currently have children age 12 or younger, or are planning to have or adopt children in the next 5 years.

Please complete only one survey per household. Responses are anonymous.

This valuable asset features a 634 seat theatre and event center that hosts community, Forest City Schools and Waldorf University events and performances. The center also features an art gallery and glass enclosed upper mezzanine that offers a venue for meetings, workshops and wedding receptions.

Over the past several years the number of jobs in the Forest City area have expanded at a steady pace. With this growth we have stretched our available housing, especially in the rental markets, to capacity. Our apartment inventory is very small, and all are over 20 years old. The city contracted with Maxfield Research and Consulting in 2015 to do an assessment of rental housing supply/demand. In summary, this analysis documented a demand for 74 additional rental units.