The American Rescue Plan Act provided much-needed relief to the child care industry, but the stabilization funds have now come to an end. This will likely have devastating consequences for parents, child care providers, and the economy as a whole. It is clear that the United States needs a comprehensive, long-term solution to ensure that families have access to affordable, high-quality child care and that child care providers are able to operate sustainably. Without such a solution, America’s already fragile child care system will continue to crumble, with devastating consequences for families and the economy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saturday marked the end of the majority of the American Rescue Plan Act stabilization funds, which distributed $24 billion to states and allowed child care to continue for 9.6 million children. The loss of crucial funding for child care programs across the United States will impact the livelihood of working mothers and their children, according<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[42],"class_list":{"0":"post-6949","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-womens-rights"},"yoast_head":"\n