Bill rewards employers for child care aid. Providers say it won’t fix crisis.

Bill rewards employers for child care aid. Providers say it won’t fix crisis.

Children at Mariposa Learning Center in Fitchburg. (2023 file photo by Erik Gunn/Wisconsin Examiner)While providers, their supporters and Democratic lawmakers are pressing for a substantial continuing direct state investment in Wisconsin’s child care sector, Republicans in the Legislature are pursuing another route: expanding a child care tax credit for employers. So far, child care providers and some small business owners aren’t interested. The…

Oklahoma House bill providing free childcare to industry workers set to become law

A new law passed by the legislature this session will allow early childhood educators to receive no-cost childcare. The post Oklahoma House bill providing free childcare to industry workers set to become law first appeared on The Journal Record.