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Proposal would shift Step Up to Quality subsidy increase to earlier level to boost provider uptake
Summary
LB 71 would accelerate a 5% childcare subsidy increase from Step 3 to Step 2 of Nebraska’s Step Up to Quality program. Sponsors and early-childhood groups said the change better targets early investments that help providers meet higher-quality standards and encourages more programs to accept subsidy-eligible families.
Senator Wendy DeBoer introduced LB 71 to change when Nebraska’s tiered childcare subsidy increase applies under the Step Up to Quality program. The bill would make the 5% subsidy increase available to providers when they reach Step 2 rather than waiting until Step 3.
Supporters—including child-care operators, hospital-based programs that run childcare centers, First 5 Nebraska and the Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative—testified that many providers stall at Step 2 because the financial and coaching…
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