Support HB 1754!

Stable child care is good for kids, parents and caregivers.

Kids in child care thrive with a consistent caregiver. Parents need affordable care they can count on so they can work. Child care providers need to focus on the kids - not paperwork.

House Bill 1754 initiates small but meaningful changes that will create a better subsidized child care system in Washington State for kids, parents and providers.

This legislation is currently waiting for a hearing in the Washington State House Ways and Means Committee. Take action now and ask your lawmaker to pass HB 1754.

Sample Letter for Campaign

Subject: Support HB 1754

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

Please schedule House Bill 1754 for a hearing, and pass it out of the Ways and Means Committee.

House Bill 1754 initiates small but meaningful changes to Washington State's subsidized childcare program. The changes will make the program more efficient for providers, more predictable for parents, and improve the continuity of care that children need to learn and thrive.

Please support HB 1754.

Sincerely,

Campaign Launched:
February 25, 2009


Background Information

Stable child care is good for kids, parents and caregivers.

HB 1754 moves us a step forward in reforming components of child care subsidies to increase the efficiency of the system and the stability of children’s care.

In the current system small changes for a family can bump kids temporarily off programs - disrupting their care and parents' ability to work. Frequent reauthorizations of eligibility make extra work for providers who need to focus on caring for kids. Reliable, affordable, quality care is essential to holding on to a job and to looking for work in this precarious economy.

House Bill 1754 would convene a group of stakeholders - including parents and providers - to implement changes that will lessen the paperwork burden on providers through longer reauthorization periods, expansion of excused absences, and limits on the child care co-pay. Low-income families will have a wider range of affordable early learning opportunities and children will be more likely to experience the continuity of care they need.

For more information you can:

Read HB 1754

Read the Early Learning Action Alliance Legislative Agenda