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Montgomery Council hears support for expanding child‑care property tax credit to reach more providers
Summary
Delegate Julie Polakovich Carr and county advocates urged the Montgomery County Council to adopt Bill 21‑25 to expand and increase the county’s daycare and child‑care property tax credit, saying the change would help struggling providers and improve access.
Delegate Julie Polakovich Carr, a Maryland state lawmaker who sponsored the enabling legislation at the state level, told the Montgomery County Council on July 8 she strongly supports Bill 21‑25 to expand the county’s daycare and child‑care property tax credit.
“This is a real issue,” Delegate Polakovich Carr said. “It actually costs more to have your child in daycare than it is to send them to college.” She described workforce and business losses and urged careful outreach and program design so the credit reaches providers who need it.
Why it matters: supporters said the proposed county changes would both raise the dollar cap on the…
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