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| https://horsford.house.gov/media/press-releases/horsford-davis-bonamici-moore-plaskett-champion-bill-to-expand-guaranteed-child-care-funding-while-gop-fails-to-help-working-families | Horsford, Davis, Bonamici, Moore, Plaskett Champion Bill to Expand Guaranteed Child Care Funding while GOP Fails to Help Working Families | 2023-10-03 | 2023 | 2023-10 | Democrat | House | NV | Steven Horsford | H001066 | horsford.house.gov | horsford | https://horsford.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | The Building Child Care for a Better Future Act addresses the child care needs of families and long-term stability of the child care system. Specifically, the bill: Helps working families with their child care needs by expanding guaranteed child care funding by increasing the Child Care Entitlement to States to $10 billion per year, almost tripling this funding from the current $3.55 billion per year. Further, the bill increases funding for tribes, tribal organizations, and territories. The bill builds on the Democrats’ permanent increase in guaranteed child care funding to states in 2021, which also provided the first-ever guaranteed funding allotments for the U.S. territories in the Child Care Entitlement to States. Creates new grants to improve child care workforce, supply, quality, and access in communities experiencing child care shortages. Funds could be used for any purpose under the Child Care Development Block Grant to address local needs, including: increasing child care slots; supporting workforce training and expansion; expanding operations of community or neighborhood-based family child care networks; and recruiting providers and staff. “Working families across Nevada and the country struggle to balance the cost of child care with the need to work to provide for their family,” said Rep. Horsford. “The poorest households spend more than a third of their income on child care than on their rent or mortgage. If we truly value the ability to live the American dream for all of our residents, we should remove the barriers that hold back our families from economic mobility and progress. This bill will boost our nation’s childcare infrastructure, providing grants to make it more affordable to working families and improving the workforce and quality of childcare in our communities.” “All working families benefit when high-quality childcare is both accessible and affordable,” said Rep. Moore. “It’s clear we need to make equity-centered investments that make high-quality childcare more affordable and secures a living wage for childcare workers, so we can build a more inclusive economy that better supports women and people of color.” “As part of the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021, we expanded the Child Care Entitlement to States program to include U.S. territories like my district for the first time,” said Rep. Plaskett. “In this bill, we are significantly increasing this investment in childcare for American families living in U.S. territories and enhancing our commitment to equity. I am proud to see this legislation put forward to respond to the needs of all families struggling for childcare right now, and to the importance of having childcare available, accessible, and affordable. Overall, this is an unprecedented investment in childcare everywhere in the United States.” The Building Child Care for a Better Future Act is championed by Senator Ron Wyden in the Senate and supported by multiple organizations, including: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME); American Federation of Teachers; Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP); Child Care Aware of America; Child Welfare League of America; Family Forward Oregon; First Five Years Fund; First Focus Campaign for Children; Home Grown; National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC); National Association for Family Child Care; National Education Association; National Women’s Law Center; Prevent Child Abuse America; Save the Children; SEIU; and ZERO TO THREE. Organizational Quotations: Center for Law and Social Policy Family Forward Oregon “Child care is the work that makes all other work possible, and just like roads and bridges it is a part of our nation’s essential infrastructure. Every family deserves access to high quality, affordable, and culturally relevant child care, and every child care provider should be paid a wage that reflects the essential work they do. The Building Child Care for a Better Future Act moves us toward this vision and is the type of bold action that parents and child care providers are calling on Congress to take.” –Candice Vickers, Family Forward Oregon Executive Director National Association for the Education of Young Children “As the federal relief funding that has helped sustain the sector in recent years expires this week, providers are increasingly struggling to attract and retain high-quality early educators to meet the child care and early education needs of young children and their families. NAEYC is grateful toRepresentatives Davis, Bonamici, Moore, Plaskett, and Horsford for recognizing that a well-compensated, well-supported early education workforce is critical for growing the supply of high-quality care needed to help young children and their families thrive, and for investing sustained, significant resources to help states address these key goals.” –Michelle Kang, CEO ofNational Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) “At a time when the United States is teetering on the edge of a severe child care crisis, the Building Child Care for a Better Future Act invests in this critical sector, providing funding to help states continue to strengthen their child care programs, retain high-quality educators, and expand access and affordability to families,” said Whitney Pesek, Director of Federal Child Care Policy at The National Women’s Law Center. “High-quality childcare is foundational to the health and well-being of our children, families, and communities,” said Melissa Merrick, President and CEO of Chicago-based Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America). “When parents have the resources and supports they need to care for their children, we can alleviate significant parental stressors and help parents to foster positive home environments where their young children can thrive. PCA America is pleased to support the Building Child Care for the Future Act. This will help to strengthen our workforce by ensuring more parents can access childcare services and stay employed.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T00:49:26Z |