3.2 Million Kids Could Be Thrown Off ‘Childcare Cliff’ in September—Unless Congress Acts – By Kenny Stancil (Common Dreams) / June 21, 2023
“Without congressional action, the childcare crisis will become a catastrophe,” a new report warns.
Congress has 100 days to prevent more than 3 million kids from losing access to childcare and more than 230,000 childcare workers from losing their jobs, according to a report published Wednesday by The Century Foundation.
In what they describe as “the first-ever economic analysis of the looming childcare cliff,” TCF researchers project what is likely to happen if federal lawmakers fail to renew pandemic-era aid that is set to expire on September 30.
The consequences of inaction would be devastating and far-reaching, as the report explains:
- Nearly two-thirds (64%) of adults are worried about the imminent loss of federal childcare funding;
- Among parents who regularly pay for childcare, more than half (54%) say it would take them longer than one month to find a suitable alternative if their current program were to close; and
- 70% of voters say they are more likely to back congressional candidates who support expanding affordable childcare options.
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