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Braun announces $200 million investment to help expand affordable child care in Indiana
- On Tuesday, Governor Mike Braun announced a $200 million investment to reopen child care voucher admissions, aiming to support 14,000 additional low-income children across Indiana.
- Indiana's child care system reached a breaking point in late 2024 when temporary federal COVID-19 relief funds expired, forcing the state to pause enrollments and more than 300 centers to close.
- The administration will seek State Budget Committee approval this Thursday to divert $200 million from the Financial Responsibility and Opportunity Growth fund, authorized under Senate Enrolled Act 4.
- While the investment adds 14,000 children, more than 20,000 will remain on the waitlist, with the state prioritizing foster families and children with special needs.
- House Minority Leader Phil GiaQuinta, D-Fort Wayne, criticized the proposal as "too little, too late," arguing the system teetered on collapse due to prior Republican decisions, while Braun called on Hoosier businesses to provide sustainable solutions.
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Governor to pump $200M into child care vouchers, take 14K kids off waitlist
INDIANAPOLIS — About 14,000 additional low-income children could soon nab vouchers for free and reduced-cost child care under a $200 million proposal announced Tuesday by Gov. Mike Braun’s administration.
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