States have until Sept. 30 to spend the remaining child care stabilization money allocated by Congress
this month pressing Congress to “continue funding” child care programs, the White House fell short of making an official appeal for it — deflating the Democrats’ latest push.
And state officials see reliable access to child care as a critical piece of their economic competitiveness and maintaining a strong workforce — letting the pandemic-era programs die off is not an option for them. But the money is contingent on grantees having a business or community partner, like hospitals or colleges, match the money from the state. That partnership is how state officials see these child care facilities staying open once the grants end.
The state has also used additional Covid relief money to expand its child care assistance program, Care 4 Kids, to include kids whose parents are attending school or workforce training., according to the Council for a Strong America’s group Ready Nation, a nonprofit organization advocating for child care to build the workforce.
GOP-led Kentucky and North Dakota launched programs in 2023 that divvy up the cost of child care between the state, employers and their employees. Both states allotted one-time funds to pilot these cost-sharing programs — $15 million in Kentucky and over $5 million in North Dakota.
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