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Board hears that childcare subsidy system is complex and provider participation is uneven
Summary
A Community Opportunity Committee report said Buncombe County has no subsidy waiting list but lacks a clear measure of unmet childcare need; about 70% of licensed providers participate in subsidy programs and some providers are leaving because subsidy and private-pay rates are insufficient.
During committee reports, a board member who reported for the Community Opportunity Committee said a recent presentation on childcare subsidies highlighted a complex federal-to-state-to-county funding and administration chain that leaves demand unclear.
"The bottom line is we really don't know what the overall need for child…
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