Today Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.) along with Representatives Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) and Lois Frankel (D-Fla.) announced plans to introduce new legislation to help more families afford high-quality child care. The Child Care Access to Resources for Early-learning Act (Child C.A.R.E. Act) would provide $25 billion to boost the Child Care Development Block Grant. The bill will:
- support quality improvement in early care & learning programs,
- help families with young children living at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level gain access to high-quality child care, and
- ensure that child care provider payment rates are high enough to support quality child care and fair wages for early care & learning professionals.
You can take action today by encouraging your members of Congress to sign on as co-sponsors of this bill. Send a message to your legislators now.
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