Virginia Department of Education outlines $4.5 billion childcare funding plan
What happened
The Virginia Department of Education set a child care policy on October 28. The plan, which is phased in over ten years, could cost as much as $4.5 billion annually once fully implemented. Karin Bowles of the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation supported the department's transparent cost calculations.
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Why it matters
State child care leaders stated that access to affordable child care is important to Virginia’s economy and workforce. The actual costs and effects of the policy will depend on specific decisions regarding program reach, the sliding fee scale, and provider payment rates.
An investment push is underway in Virginia involving Vanderbilt University, the Commonwealth, and advocate Karin Bowles, concentrating on childcare funding and ROI analysis.
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Who's involved
- VirginiaThe state where the child care policy is being implemented.
- Virginia Department of EducationThe state agency that set the child care policy.
- BowlesRepresentative of the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation, advocating for the policy.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- general assemblySpeculative
The General Assembly might need to allocate funding for the policy to move forward.
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The entities involved
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Virginia
state of the United States of America
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Virginia Department of Education
state education agency of Virginia
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Bowles
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