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Appropriations committee urges automatic childcare reimbursement increase, sets aside funds to meet 7% co-pay cap
Summary
Committee members told the Human Services panel they want an automatic reimbursement-rate adjustment for early-childhood programs, funding to comply with a new 7% family co-pay cap, and targeted investments in workforce supports including loan repayment and apprenticeships.
A subcommittee of the Vermont House Appropriations Committee on Human Services on Feb. 12 recommended establishing an automatic annual reimbursement increase for child-care providers, setting aside one-time funds to comply with a new 7% family co-pay cap, and adding modest base increases for Building Bright Futures and Children's Integrated Services.
The recommendations were presented as part of the committee's review of the governor's budget; the governor's proposal included $3.5 million in caseload savings for the Child Care Financial Assistance Program and a $19 million base adjustment related to the payroll tax contribution for childcare. Committee members said those items did not address some priorities they consider critical to preserve provider capacity and workforce stability.
The committee's top priority for the Child Development Division (CDD) is adding language this year to…
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