Dems, GOP Members of US House Panel Split on Solution to High Cost of Child Care

Dems, GOP members of US House panel split on solution to high cost of child care • Tennessee Lookout

The Downtown Children's Center in St. Louis. (Photo by Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent.) WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats on a U.S. House Education and Workforce subcommittee agreed at a Tuesday hearing that child care affordability was a problem, but proposed different solutions. While Republicans touted a longstanding block grant and called for choice and flexibility in the child care system, Democrats pushed for more federal investme…

Dems, GOP members of US House panel split on solution to high cost of child care • Source New Mexico

The Downtown Children's Center in St. Louis. (Photo by Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent.) WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats on a U.S. House Education and Workforce subcommittee agreed at a Tuesday hearing that child care affordability was a problem, but proposed different solutions. While Republicans touted a longstanding block grant and called for choice and flexibility in the child care system, Democrats pushed for more federal investme…

Dems, GOP members of US House panel split on solution to high cost of child care • Iowa Capital Dispatch

The Downtown Children's Center in St. Louis. (Photo by Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent.) WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats on a U.S. House Education and Workforce subcommittee agreed at a Tuesday hearing that child care affordability was a problem, but proposed different solutions. While Republicans touted a longstanding block grant and called for choice and flexibility in the child care system, Democrats pushed for more federal investme…

Dems, GOP members of US House panel split on solution to high cost of child care • Idaho Capital Sun

The Downtown Children's Center in St. Louis. (Photo by Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent.) WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats on a U.S. House Education and Workforce subcommittee agreed at a Tuesday hearing that child care affordability was a problem, but proposed different solutions. While Republicans touted a longstanding block grant and called for choice and flexibility in the child care system, Democrats pushed for more federal investme…

Dems, GOP members of US House panel split on solution to high cost of child care

The Downtown Children's Center in St. Louis. (Photo by Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent.) WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats on a U.S. House Education and Workforce subcommittee agreed at a Tuesday hearing that child care affordability was a problem, but proposed different solutions. While Republicans touted a longstanding block grant and called for choice and flexibility in the child care system, Democrats pushed for more federal investme…

Average Child Care Cost for a Baby Exceeds In-State College Tuition in 41 States

Parents, you’re not imagining it: The cost of child care is rising. By a lot. The average annual cost of care in 2024 was $13,128, a 29 percent increase since 2020 — outpacing even inflation. That’s according to an estimate from Child Care Aware, a national child care advocacy group that calculates average prices every year. The rapid rise of child care costs is swallowing larger… Source