AdvertisementThe COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on child care providers, causing widespread layoffs and closures nationwide. Democrats in 2021 passed the American Rescue Plan Act, which included $24 billion in grants for child care stabilization and about $15 billion to help families afford care. AdvertisementBiden’s supplemental request includes no child care funding. AdvertisementBut those legislative dynamics aren’t likely to satisfy advocates of child care funding. In April, Biden signed an executive order directing nearly every Cabinet-level federal agency to take measures aimed at expanding access to long-term care and child care.

Source: Huffington Post August 11, 2023 13:51 UTC