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HR 581 · in committee · significant

Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill directs HHS to give grants to states and tribes to expand licensed child care services in underserved areas.
  • Child care providers, families seeking affordable care, and communities with child care shortages are affected.
  • Grants cover 50% of costs for caregiver training or facility construction and renovation projects.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would a 50% federal cost-share for child care facilities affect states' decisions about where to build new centers?

  2. 02

    What mechanisms should the bill include to ensure grants reach rural and low-income communities rather than urban areas?

  3. 03

    How might increased caregiver training funding change worker retention and wages in the child care sector?

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Sponsor · D-CA-9

Josh Harder

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Introduced 2025-01-21

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-21 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

  2. 2025-01-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-01-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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