Qualifying North Dakota families to receive extra help with child care costs
Heather Steffl
Qualifying North Dakota families to receive extra help with child care costs
BISMARCK – Child care is a vital and costly service for working parents in North Dakota where almost three out of every four parents of children age five and younger are in the workforce.
North Dakota families who participate in the Child Care Assistance Program are benefiting from additional federal funding authorized late last year in response to the pandemic.
Beginning in April (for care provided in March), the North Dakota Department of Human Services began waiving participating families’ co-payments. The program will pay the family cost-share amount. Participating families and providers have been notified by mail.
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May 24, 2021 Clark County is now hoping to address those concerns by offering free swim classes to local kids and parents at a number of their pool and recreational centers throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
For local mom, Rebecca Arce, getting her six-year-old daughter, Loves, swim lessons has been a priority for her family. She understands though that may not always be the case for every parent.
For the 2021 summer season, Clark County is offering free swimming for youth and their parents who qualify for financial assistance. Those interested can pick up an application at their nearest Clark County Pool or Recreation Center. Qualified families are required to show proof of participation in the following financial assistance programs:
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Legislators create declining steps rather than ‘cliff’ in child care assistance program
Rep. Ann Meyer
The legislature has sent the governor a bill addressing the so-called “cliff effect” in state-funded child care assistance.
Under current law, low-income Iowans who qualify for state help in paying child care expenses can lose all those benefits if they take a small raise. Representative Ann Meyer, a Republican from Fort Dodge, says the bill creates a graduated system of reduced benefits as a low-income worker’s income rises.
“This allows families to become more successful, more independent, to accept raises and promotions in their jobs,” Meyer says, “and incrementally decrease their dependence on the Child Care Assistance Program.”