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As If! — Trump's New Childcare Funding Proposal Assumes Black & Brown Women Have The Option Not To Work [Op-Ed]
The proposal would redirect CCDF dollars from licensed providers to at-home care, a shift critics say could weaken Alabama’s child care supply and workforce.
- The administration recently proposed allowing married, single-income households to draw from the Child Care and Development Fund, but the policy ignores the economic reality of many Black women and women of color.
- This proposal emerges as federal agencies have spent the past year dismantling DEI offices and equity initiatives, with the rule using neutral language about "Choice" that omits race, gender, or family structure.
- Among Alabama women, Black women have the highest labor force participation rate at roughly 58 percent, yet face a wage gap where Black women earn only about 52 cents for every dollar men earn.
- During Fiscal Year 2025, roughly $256 million supported providers across licensed childcare centers, but shifting funds to "Parent-based care" removes this revenue from the sector entirely, threatening provider sustainability.
- The Business Council of Alabama warns that closing the childcare supply gap affecting more than 85,000 families could add 66,000 workers to the state's labor force, yet this rule risks widening that gap.
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As If! — Trump's New Childcare Funding Proposal Assumes Black & Brown Women Have The Option Not To Work [Op-Ed]
The premise underlying the “parent-based care” option is that staying home is a choice equally available to all families, and that public policy should stop favoring paid care over that choice.
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Centering Black Women And Women Of Color In The Child Care Debate [Op-Ed]
Source: Jacob Wackerhausen / Getty The Trump administration recently proposed allowing married, single-income households to draw from the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), but the proposal ignores the reality of many Black women and women of color. The premise underlying the “parent-based care” option is that staying home is a choice equally available to all families, and that public policy should stop favoring paid care over that choice. …
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