This bill, titled the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025, authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to States and Tribal entities. The primary goal is to expand the child care workforce and facilities, specifically targeting areas identified as "child care deserts." These grants are divided into two main types: child care workforce grants and child care facility grants, each designed to address distinct aspects of child care access and quality. Child care workforce grants aim to develop and expand the eligible child care provider workforce by supporting education, training, and credential attainment, with a focus on outreach to individuals without postsecondary degrees. These grants also seek to increase the availability and affordability of quality child care, including during nontraditional hours, and to enhance provider retention and compensation . Child care facility grants, conversely, support the construction, expansion, or renovation of child care facilities, including licensed family child care homes, in child care deserts to increase supply. A "child care desert" is defined as an area with a significant shortage of licensed child care slots relative to young children, or a community with a low supply of quality, affordable child care. Applicants must submit detailed plans for fund utilization and coordination with existing federal programs. The bill authorizes a total of $100,000,000 for fiscal years 2025 through 2031, with a 50% federal share for projects and up to 10% for administrative costs. The Secretary is required to evaluate grant activities and report findings to Congress on their overall impact.
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Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025
USA119th CongressHR-581| House
| Updated: 1/21/2025
This bill, titled the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025, authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to States and Tribal entities. The primary goal is to expand the child care workforce and facilities, specifically targeting areas identified as "child care deserts." These grants are divided into two main types: child care workforce grants and child care facility grants, each designed to address distinct aspects of child care access and quality. Child care workforce grants aim to develop and expand the eligible child care provider workforce by supporting education, training, and credential attainment, with a focus on outreach to individuals without postsecondary degrees. These grants also seek to increase the availability and affordability of quality child care, including during nontraditional hours, and to enhance provider retention and compensation . Child care facility grants, conversely, support the construction, expansion, or renovation of child care facilities, including licensed family child care homes, in child care deserts to increase supply. A "child care desert" is defined as an area with a significant shortage of licensed child care slots relative to young children, or a community with a low supply of quality, affordable child care. Applicants must submit detailed plans for fund utilization and coordination with existing federal programs. The bill authorizes a total of $100,000,000 for fiscal years 2025 through 2031, with a 50% federal share for projects and up to 10% for administrative costs. The Secretary is required to evaluate grant activities and report findings to Congress on their overall impact.
Child care and developmentCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingHigher educationIndian social and development programsStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaVocational and technical education