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Sponsor outlines $500 million‑a‑year plan to cap family childcare costs; chairs call it aspirational
2859185 · April 3, 2025
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Summary
House File 1383 would create a Great Start Affordability Program to subsidize childcare on a sliding scale, with prospective payments to providers designed to reduce family out‑of‑pocket costs and move families closer to a federal 7%‑of‑income benchmark.
Chair Katiza Wettoun presented House File 1383 (Great Start Affordability Program), proposing a sliding‑scale subsidy that would deliver payments to providers on behalf of families to reduce out‑of‑pocket childcare costs. The sponsor framed the proposal around a federal benchmark that suggests families…
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