Witness from First Children’s Finance warns UPK hour changes could affect childcare assistance eligibility
Erin Roche of First Children’s Finance told the committee that county-level UPK space availability varies and cautioned that increasing UPK hours for 4-year-olds could unintentionally reduce families' eligibility for means-tested childcare assistance; she also flagged short-term financial stress for providers.
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Erin Roche, Vermont director of First Children’s Finance, told the House Human Services Committee that county-level supply-and-demand data show wide variation in universal pre-K (UPK) space availability and that program design choices have real consequences for families and providers.
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