The Biden administration has introduced a series of proposed measures aimed at making childcare more affordable to some working American families.
The proposed measures, announced on July 11, are linked to an executive order President Joe Biden signed earlier this year calling on federal agencies to find ways to make childcare more affordable.
According to the administration, the proposals will help strengthen the federal Child Care & Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program, which it says helps to support childcare assistance for 1.5 million children and their families on a monthly basis.
If finalized, the new rule would cap childcare copayments for working families at 7 percent of a family’s income and encourage states to waive copayments for families at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty level….