New childcare laws expand subsidies, deregulate small home-based daycares
Childcare is a major cost-of-living issue for Montana families.
Source: montanafreepress.org
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Montana lawmakers tackle childcare
Efforts by Montana legislators and Gov. Greg Gianforte to tackle Montana’s childcare shortage this year have produced several new laws, including measures that expand a program helping lower-income families pay
Source: willistonherald.com
The Montana Legislature's live spending bills
What’s still on and already off the table as Montana lawmakers pick their spending priorities in banner budget surplus year.
Source: montanafreepress.org
Bill would expand access to child care scholarship program
Under the scholarship program now, a single parent who earns $2,300 a month would pay a $320 copay. But under the bill, the same family would pay $161.
Source: helenair.com
Audit raises issues with Montana child care system, providers ask to extend COVID-era provisions
Labeling the “extraordinary demand for child care” in Montana as a “crisis,” the state health department said it would follow recommendations to improve the system.
Source: helenair.com