President Biden aims to boost child care, but GOP wary about cost

In his fiscal 2024 budget, Mr. Biden called for spending $600 billion over 10 years to expand access to affordable child care and free preschool. The funding will let states boost child care ... Read More

Student Loan Subsidies Could Have Dangerous, Unintended Side Effects ...

It could, however, have unintended consequences. ... Experts say Mr. Biden’s new plan could increase schools’ incentives to saddle ... The new subsidies could also make students less cautious ... Read More

Experts warn of federal child care funding "cliff" that could have dire ...

"Before the pandemic we were in crisis and there was far less child care available to families than what families need. And so we have a long way to go," said New Horizon Academy CEO Chad Dunkley ... Read More

Biden has big ideas for fixing child care. For now a small ... - NPR

For now a small workaround will have to do Companies applying for federal subsidies through the new CHIPS law must guarantee their workers have affordable child care but advocates say it won't ... Read More

Biden signs executive order to improve access to child care

That likely means their impact would carry more of a symbolic weight compared with the Democratic president's call in 2021 to provide more than $425 billion to expand child care, improve its ... Read More

Biden’s child care and paid leave policies failed. What if Harris ...

If some of these ideas sound familiar, it’s because the push for “care economy” policies — ranging from paid family leave and an expanded CTC to affordable child care, universal preschool ... Read More

Biden proposes 'historic new program' to address child care shortages ...

To stabilize the industry, though, Cole said Congress would have to approve the $16 billion that Biden requested last year to restore the ARPA child care subsidies for providers as part of the ... Read More

Biden administration supports child care programs at higher education ...

The Biden administration announced Thursday that over $13 million in grants were proposed to support child care programs at higher education institutions, per a press release. Awarded as part of the ... Read More

Trump and Biden dodged debate questions on soaring child-care costs ...

Trump and Biden dodged debate questions on soaring child-care costs. Families don’t have that luxury. Parents ‘are frankly pissed off and anxious about what the future looks like, and that’s ... Read More

Biden ramps up support for child care, elder care workers and families

President Joe Biden on Tuesday talks about efforts to make child care and eldercare more affordable for American families, including support for family caregivers and improved compensation and job ... Read More