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State lawmakers of both parties say it’s time to rethink America’s fragile childcare system
The lawmakers’ 33-page report calls for more employer involvement, higher provider pay and updated rules as childcare costs average about $13,000 a year.
By Kevin Hardy, Stateline July 28, 2026 CHICAGO — A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is calling for an overhaul of the nation’s childcare system, which they say is failing children, parents and providers. The group of 13 Republican and Democratic lawmakers, who have spent the last year studying childcare access and affordability problems, offered…