Senators Warren and Smith Secure $40B For Child Care & Early Learning in Senate COVID-19 Relief Pack
Sunday, March 07, 2021
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren
With the funding from the package passed today, $10 billion from the December-passed relief bill, and the $3.5 billion provided in the CARES Act, Senators Warren and Smith have made good on their push to secure $50 billion for child care.
"Right now, child care providers are struggling to keep their doors open while a pandemic and economic crisis devastate a system that was already deeply broken," said Senator Warren. "Senator Smith and I have been fighting for a $50 billion child care bailout since April - this bill finally gets us there and gives us a solid foundation as we look toward building a child care system that works for every family."
The legislation passed today-President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus -will provide more than $40 billion for child care and early learning via:
$15 billion to the Child Care and Development Block Grant program, which provides for expanded eligibility for essential workers regardless of their income;
$24 billion to Child Care Stabilization Funding, mirroring the activities outlined in the Child Care is Essential Act; and
$1 billion for Head Start
$3 billion in new mandatory funding for child care programs.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, Senators Warren and Smith have been calling for immediate support for the child care industry:
In August, Senators Warren and Smith called on Senate leadership to prioritize the inclusion of their plan for a $50 billion child care bailout in the next COVID-19 relief package.
In May, Senators Warren and Smith joined Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Bobby Scott (D-Va.), and Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), in introducing the Child Care is Essential Act, which would create a $50 billion Child Care Stabilization Fund within the existing Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program.
In April, Senator Warren and Representative Khanna (D-Calif.) called for essential workers to be among the beneficiaries of child care investments in the introduction of their Essential Workers Bill of Rights.
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