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OCR Page 1 of 71Child Care Talking Points for NGA Annual Meeting
I believe we have an historic opportunity to pass legislation this year to make child care
better, safer, and more affordable for working parents. I know that there are important
efforts underway in many of your states -- that's why my plan is geared toward supporting
child care improvements on the state level.
Included in my balanced budget proposal is a significant investment in child care -- $21.3
billion over five years -- which is the single largest investment in child care in our nation's
history.
My plan will: (1) make a significant new investment in the child care block grant, so that
states can provide child care subsidies for more children of low-income working families; (2)
establish a state-administered fund to enforce state health and safety standards in child care,
through, for example, increased unannounced inspections; (3) establish a state-run Child
Care Scholarship Fund; (4) create an Early Learning Fund to provide challenge grants
through states to communities for activities that improve child care quality and safety and
promote early learning; (5) double the number of children served by Early Head Start and
expand Head Start; (6) build the supply of after-school programs through a significant
investment in the 21st Century Community Learning Center program; (7) provide greater
tax relief for three million working parents with child care costs through reforms to the
Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit; and (8) establish a new tax credit for businesses that
offer child care services to their employees.
I was delighted to have Governor Almond with me here at that White House when I
announced this plan.
I am grateful to all of you -- and to the leadership of the NGA for your important work in
bringing early childhood development issues to the top of the agenda. I am eager to work
together with you and with Members of Congress on a bipartisan basis this year on child
care. I am particularly eager to work with you on promoting healthy childhood
development and early learning and on improving child care safety and quality for our
youngest children.
Child Care Block Grant Increase
$7.5 billion over five years
Child and Dependent Tax Credit Reform
$4.8 billion over five years
Tax Credit for Businesses
$500 million over five years
After-School Program
$800 million over five years
Early Learning Fund
$3.0 billion over five years
Head Start Increase
$3.8 billion over five years
Standards Enforcement Fund
$500 million over five years
Child Care Provider Scholarship Fund
$250 million over five years
Research and Evaluation Fund
$150 million over five years
TOTAL:
$21.3 billion over five years
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