States’ Plans to Use the CRRSA’s $10B in Child Care Relief Funds

As states await the infusion of the American Rescue Plan funding, they are currently supporting the sector with Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSA) dollars. With the newly released 60 Day Reports by the federal Office of Child Care, Alyssa Fortner analyzes ([link removed]) how states are planning to use the $10B in child care relief funding. The CRRSA’s flexible funds can be used for a variety of purposes including direct care services and subsidies, virus mitigation policies and practices, and grants and assistance to stabilize child care providers.

The piece also lifts up some innovative state examples from New Mexico, Maine, North Carolina, and Missouri on how states are planning to use the funds for purposes such as supporting mental health, ameliorating COVID’s harmful impact on social and emotional development, mitigating summer learning loss, and providing grants to increase child care supply for student parents.

While this relief funding will have an immediate, critical impact, we also need significant additional investments to rebuild an equitable child care system that meets the needs of all families and early educators.

If you have any questions, please contact Kate Gallagher Robbins at [email protected].

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