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State’s attendance-based changes to child-care subsidies aim to cut costs, providers warn of harm
Summary
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families outlined how House Bill 2689 changes to Working Connections Child Care—including a daily attendance payment policy—are projected to save the state roughly $91 million in 2027 and about $253 million annually thereafter, while providers say the policy may incentivize disenrolling irregularly attending vulnerable children.
Barbara Serrano, Chief Public Affairs Officer for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, and Brienne Bogs, the agency’s Deputy Chief Financial Officer, told a public webinar that the conference budget includes policy changes to the Working Connections Child Care subsidy program under House Bill 2689 and that implementation questions remain.
Brienne Bogs said the bill adopts a daily attendance policy that "limits the number of days a provider can claim for payment based on the child's attendance if the child attends 15 or fewer days in the calendar month." She told listeners the conference…
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