H.R. 10407
Boosts child care funds for high-cost states
Gives extra federal child care grant money to states and territories where child care costs take up a large share of typical family income.
- States and territories picked for the extra money get 2 percent of each year's increase in grant funds
- A state qualifies if average family child care costs are a high share of its median income
- The head of the federal agency decides each year which states qualify
- Each year the agency reports that list, median child care costs, and whether the child care workforce meets needs
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