Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jan 28, 2021)
Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide states and tribal entities with grants to increase access to licensed child care services.
The grants may be used to develop and expand the child care workforce or child care facilities in locations with insufficient available child care. Specifically, grants cover 50% of the cost of programs to support the education and training of caregivers or projects to build, expand, or renovate child care facilities in these areas.
What just happenedJan 28, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJan 28, 2021
- Jan 28, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Jan 28, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate