Fighting to Help
Montana Families, Expand Access to Affordable Child
Care
Photo Courtesy of
childcare.gov
What's
New:
Last week I cosponsored a bill to provide
assistance for Montana child care providers to help them offer critical,
affordable services for working parents during the COVID-19
outbreak.
To learn more on what was
included in the bill, click HERE.
Why It
Matters:
During the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic, Montana’s working moms and dads need access to affordable
child care services so they can work to put food on the
table.
My bill provides:
- Critical resources to help child care providers
reopen and stay open
- Provides
9-month financial assistance for providers to open, welcome children
safely, and ensure a robust child care sector is available for
families
- Allows states to design
state-specific plans to support child care centers, operators, providers in their
state
- Sends funds to child care
providers more quickly without administrative red
tape
- Safe environments for
children
- Requires all providers receiving
assistance to follow all state and local health and safety
guidelines
- Requires states to ensure a diverse
field of child care setting options for parents, including
center-based, family child care, and faith-based options
What's
Next:
I will continue pushing to ensure
Montana’s working families have the support they need during these
challenging times. I will work with my Senate colleagues to get this
bill across the finish line.
Survey:
Best Wishes,
Steve Daines
United States Senate
