I'm Just a Bill: Federal Childcare Affordability Act
👀 I’m Just a Bill — Federal Childcare Affordability A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Federal childcare affordability legislation in the 119th Congress. Documented childcare costs now exceed in-state college tuition in 28+ states; documented “child-care cliff” where pandemic-era childcare-stabilization funding exhausted in 2023. What does it actually do? CCDBG expansion — Child Care and Development Block Grant funding expansion Provider compensation — addresses the structural underpayment of childcare workers (~$12-15/hour median nationally) Family co-payment cap — caps family contribution at percentage of income Mixed-delivery system — funds home-based, center-based, and family-friend-and-neighbor care Tribal childcare — separate funding stream Who votes when? House Education and Workforce + Senate HELP active consideration How does this affect cooperative-class families? Composes directly with #4 Household Concierge (cooperative childcare connection), #5 The Family Table (intergenerational care composing), Save-the-World Paper 12 (Universal Childhood), and Universal Pre-K Funding Bounty Poster. ...