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Thousands of Child Care Centers Shutter, Spelling Bad News for California
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Can Biden fix/repair the Child-Care Problem for his economic recovery?
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President Joe Biden’s child care relief bill, part of the sweeping $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan that the president signed into law Thursday, may not end the growing child care crisis, but it will throw a much-needed lifeline to a field on the brink of collapse, early childhood advocates say.
“Our early educator community has been desperately underfunded for decades. Even before the pandemic, most child care providers particularly those in communities of color lived below the poverty level, relying on government support and social service programs like Medicaid and food stamps to meet their family’s basic needs. Those inequalities have been magnified during COVID-19,” said Gina Fromer, CEO of Children’s Council of San Francisco, a resource and referral agency.
Covid bill checks off long list of Democratic goals; too many, Republicans say
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Republicans call the massive COVID-19 relief package making its way through Congress a “liberal wish list.” Increasingly, Democratic lawmakers and the Biden administration have chosen to own that.
One measure of the bill’s sweep is a host of provisions Democrats have long sought on topics including health insurance premiums, child care and pensions that would amount to major pieces of legislation on their own. As part of the nearly $1.9-trillion package, however, they’ve gotten little public attention, overshadowed by debate over who should receive $1,400 direct payments and whether the bill should increase the minimum wage.
For weeks as the bill moved through Congress, administration officials emphasized President Biden’s openness to bipartisan negotiations. Now, with the measure’s congressional journey almost finished the House is expected to vote on final passage Wednesday the White House’s tone has shifted. Officials are more willing to cr