Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Child care gets funding!
I thought that this article was interesting. Apparently in North Dakota Senate Bill 2225 passed 68-25. This bill has been designed to help those struggling to find and afford day care. It is set up as a matching of private funds with state funds. Because child care and work are so dependent on each other I think that this is a really good idea. I'm excited to see how this works out and see if other states will follow suite. Any thoughts?
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I think this is an awesome idea. Plus, I think that right now is probably the time for states to get involved in passing bills like this. With so many people out of jobs, and probably more women "needing" to work I would assume that there would be more support for this.
ReplyDeleteI think public private partnerships have the potential of resolving a number of issues. Still, I suspect that many state legislators will need substantial education to agree that there is a need for this type of public funding of child care. So many of them just don't understand how many working women live in their jurisdictions, or don't want to give public monies to a "private" family matter. So the partnership idea has merit, and may appeal to employers asl well.
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to see how this works in North Dakota- how many people take advantage of the program, who is using it, how much does it end up costing. I think it sounds like great idea. Hopefully we'll be able to get some good data to support similar initiatives in other states. The need is definitely there.
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