Bill > HB627

This bill expands the Child Care Subsidy Program to provide free child care for employees of licensed child care providers in Virginia. Specifically, the bill creates eligibility for child care providers who work directly with children for at least 30 hours per week at publicly funded child care settings (excluding local school divisions), have a dependent child meeting program criteria, and are not already eligible for the Child Care and Development Fund Plan. Importantly, the bill removes income restrictions for eligibility and mandates that these employees receive child care at no cost with no copayments required. The Board of Education is directed to develop regulations and the Department of Education is tasked with implementing the necessary policies to put these new provisions into effect. By offering free child care to child care workers, the bill aims to support those who work in early childhood education by reducing their personal child care expenses and potentially making these jobs more financially attractive.

Budget and Finance

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