After Republican lawmakers ask to freeze Idaho child care grants, state plans to boost oversight

After Republican lawmakers ask to freeze Idaho child care grants, state plans to boost oversight

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare pledged to shore up more safeguards for child care grants it plans to administer — including to review all past providers in the program within the next two months to ensure that additional funding does “meet our rigorous standards of compliance.”(Photo by Vanessa Nunes/Getty Images)In response to two Idaho Republican lawmakers asking the state to freeze federal funds to expand child care availability, …