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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska is looking to follow in the footsteps of Kentucky in implementing a program that covers the costs of child care for child care workers. The idea, presented Friday by Omaha Sen. John Fredrickson to the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee, is that the benefit will draw more workers into the child care industry, which is experiencing dire shortages across the county.

Nebraska is looking to follow in the footsteps of Kentucky in implementing a program that covers the costs of child care for child care workers. The idea, presented Friday by Omaha Sen. John Fredrickson to the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee, is that the benefit will draw more workers into the child care industry, which is experiencing dire shortages across the county. Nebraska’s bill would cover 100% of the child care costs for child care professionals with young kids if they work for a licensed child care facility for at least 20 hours a week, regardless of th...

Subsidizing the cost of care for child care providers' own children could be a "game-changer" for Nebraska employers struggling to fill jobs, a legislative committee was told Friday.

Community and business organizations told members of the Nebraska Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee on Friday, that a bill that would give free childcare assistance to day care workers is a "game-changer" in addressing the childcare crisis.