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Child-care advocates ask General Assembly to clear subsidy wait list and fund recruitment incentives
2102724 · January 3, 2025
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Summary
Child Care Aware Virginia urged lawmakers to invest in subsidy funding both as a benefit for families and as a workforce recruitment tool for child-care providers, citing long waiting lists and high program costs.
Philip Norman, western regional manager for Child Care Aware Virginia, told a joint Senate-House budget hearing that Virginia needs to invest in both child care subsidies for working parents and subsidy-based workforce incentives for child-care workers.
Norman said low wages make it difficult for centers and home-based providers…
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