After the presentations, lawmakers acknowledged there was significant work to do on several facets of the workforce and childcare issues, as childcare is now costing Montanans, on average, about 28% of their median household income.
Montana lawmakers acknowledged there was significant work to do on workforce and childcare issues, as childcare is now costing Montanans 28% of their median household income.
Montana’s Economic Affairs Interim Committee wants to take a deeper look over the next year into ways to boost wages for childcare workers and continue the work to find funding sources as federal pandemic programs that have helped keep childcare providers afloat over the past three years expire.
Spring in Montana has brought hopeful signs that the pandemic is loosening its grip. And with summer arriving, we can start to focus on recovery. For Montana’s school-aged youth, recovery