As Child Care Costs Outpace College Tuition, Child Care Aware of America Calls for Congressional, Trump Administration Action on Affordable, Quality Child Care
With millions of American families struggling to afford and access quality child care, and early childhood education costs outpacing college tuition, Child Care Aware(R) of America today urged
"The rising cost of care has created a financial emergency for working families," said
The Child Care for Working Families Act, introduced in 2017 by Sen.
An increase of
Strengthening standards for care provided through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program would include ensuring that TANF care meets the same standards now required under CCDBG.
"The lack of affordable care and available spots in subsidized care are holding the poorest families back from full participation in the workforce," Fraga said.
Child Care Aware(R) of America also called on the Trump administration to reform the child care subsidy eligibility process to make it more accessible for families working nontraditional hours. It also asks the administration to target technical assistance to child care providers in areas of the country with the lowest levels of compensation to help providers maximize their budgets.
At the state level, the organization further called for expanded local investment in using quality rating and improvement systems as the benchmark for quality early learning, as well as the establishment of a wage ladder for the early childhood workforce to improve compensation.
For 30 years, Child Care Aware(R) of America has been the leading voice for quality, affordable child care in
To view the full Parents and the High Cost of Child Care report, visit usa.childcareaware.org/costofcare. To learn more about Child Care Aware(R) of America's advocacy efforts, visit childcareworks.org. You can follow the movement for child care on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook using @ChildCareWorks.
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