Childcare Legislation
Track federal, state, and local legislation affecting families and caregivers
Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide states and tribal entities with grants to increase access to licensed child care services.The grants may be used to develop and expand the child care workforce or child care facilities in locations with insufficient available child care. Specifically, grants cover 50% of the cost of programs to support the education and training of caregivers or projects to build, expand, or renovate child care facilities in these areas.
Offers up to $225,000 in tax breaks to landlords that convert storefronts into licensed childcare centers, with bigger incentives in neighborhoods lacking infant and toddler care.
Expands free preschool and wraps more childcare subsidies into one system so Washington families up to 200% of the poverty line can get help with tuition and find openings faster.
Caps childcare tuition at 7% of household income for most working families, launches universal pre-K partnerships, and funds salary ladders so educators can earn pay comparable to public school teachers.
Keeps pandemic-era stabilization grants flowing so centers do not close when temporary aid expires, with dedicated dollars for rural and Tribal providers.