Sacramento Head Start Alumni Association

Low-Income Families Bear the Burden of State Child Care Budget

Sep 11, 2002

State budget shortfalls are causing drastic cuts in child care services for low-income working parents, according to this Children?’s Defense Fund report. While thousands of children are on waiting lists for care, hindering parents' ability to keep their jobs, Congress has yet to pass the TANF reauthorization and Child Care Development Block Grant legislation that helps fund state child care subsidies.
http://www.childrensdefense.org/release020905.php