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Specifically, the After Hours Child Care Act would:
- Expand capacity for an existing child care program to serve families working nontraditional hours.
- Support efforts to establish on-site child care programs at workplaces.
- Ensure that federal funds supplement existing efforts by requiring a 25% match.
- Require a report every two years on the bill’s effectiveness in improving child care availability.
“As everyone with a young child knows, parenting is a 24-hour job. Our bipartisan bill would help ensure that parents who are working to provide for their family outside regular business hours can still access necessary childcare,” said Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.).
Please use our pre-drafted letter to urge your senators to co-sponsor and support the After Hours Child Care Act. If they have already sponsored or co-sponsored the bill, you can send a message of thanks.