For families that need the most help, child care costs are about to drop
Originally published by The 19th. For more than a decade, Erin Farias has watched the low-income families who send children to the day cares she runs navigate America’s broken...
Bill giving foster parents child care benefits for remote work has passed Kentucky legislature
The House unanimously passed a Louisville Democrat’s bill aimed at enabling more Kentuckians to become foster parents. The Monday move means Senate Bill 240, sponsored by Sen. Cassie Chambers...
Bill qualifying more foster parents for child care benefits advances
FRANKFORT — A Louisville Democrat’s bill aimed at getting more foster care parents in Kentucky passed a House committee, placing it two steps from law. Senate Bill 240 would...
House bill encouraging local governments to meet child care challenges moves to full Senate
FRANKFORT — A Kentucky House bill that encourages local governments to examine available zoning for child care centers received unanimous approval by a Senate committee Tuesday. House Bill 561...
Senate approves making it easier for foster parents to qualify for child care assistance
FRANKFORT — A Democrat’s bill aimed at making it easier for Kentuckians to become foster parents unanimously passed the Senate Thursday — after some friendly hazing aimed at the...
Foster parents working from home could qualify for child care subsidies under bill clearing Senate committee
FRANKFORT — Megan Hamilton wants to be a foster mom. But Hamilton, who lives in Bullitt County, works remotely for a Las Vegas company. That means she cannot qualify...
Kentucky child care ‘Horizons Act’ passes senate committee
FRANKFORT — The Horizons Act, which proposes supporting child care in Kentucky with $300 million in state funding over the next two years, sailed out of a Senate committee...
Bill helping ‘kinship care’ families wins unanimous Senate support
FRANKFORT — A bill aimed at giving more financial help to “kinship care” Kentuckians who are raising a minor relative — such as a grandchild or niece — passed...