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Child-care providers decline, assistance program underused; funders propose tax-credit changes and direct provider payments
Summary
David Jordan of the United Methodist Health Industry Fund told the committee Kansas meets about 45% of child-care demand, lost 447 family child-care programs between 2023 and 2025, and that only 7.4% of eligible families participate in child-care assistance; he recommended expanding the business tax credit, simplifying eligibility, and paying providers directly rather than via EBT.
David Jordan of the United Methodist Health Industry Fund presented data and policy recommendations to the Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development during a Commerce Conversations session on child care. Jordan said high-quality early childhood care is foundational to family employment and the economy and that Kansas currently meets an estimated 45% of demand for child care. He reported a net loss of family child-care programs (447 between 2023 and 2025) and said declines were especially pronounced in rural areas where family providers are aging and retiring.
