Pilot Program to Expand High-Quality Child Care Access for Military Families
This bill establishes a pilot program to significantly increase the availability of high-quality early child care for children of U.S. Armed Forces members. It mandates 12 partnerships between the Department of Defense and local child care providers near military bases to boost capacity and improve staff training. Crucially, participating providers must guarantee they will not reduce existing slots for non-military families.
Key points
Creation of a pilot program across 12 military installations to secure high-quality early child care for military families.
Partnerships will focus on increasing provider capacity and supporting the recruitment and professional development of child care staff.
A strict requirement ensures that participating providers cannot reduce the number of child care slots currently available to civilian families.
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