Elizabeth Warren To Unveil Sweeping Plan For Universal Child Care

Elizabeth Warren To Unveil Sweeping Plan For Universal Child Care

The proposal could put the issue on top of the 2020 campaign agenda.

By Jonathan Cohn, HuffPost US

https://m.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/elizabeth-warren-universal-child-care-proposal_us_5c688f3ae4b01757c36c2511?ec_carp=7130941638492497061

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) will unveil a major new initiative on Tuesday designed to make sure every family can afford high-quality child care, according to several people who have heard about the proposal or seen material describing it in the past week.

The plan seeks to make access to child care universal, the sources told HuffPost, by offering federal funds to providers that offer care at their facilities on a sliding income scale. 

No family would have to spend more than 7 percent of its household income on child care, no matter the number of kids. Families with incomes below twice the poverty line, which is roughly $50,000 a year for a family of four, would pay nothing.

Only providers that meet federal safety, staffing and curriculum standards could qualify for the funding. 


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