A bill to create a scholarship program to help Tennessee s low- and middle-income families pay for high-quality early child care cleared its first legislative hurdle even as some lawmakers questioned whether funding child care should be the state s responsibility.
A proposal to create a scholarship program to help Tennessee’s low- and middle-income families pay for high-quality early child care cleared its first legislative hurdle Wednesday.
With quality child care often costing more than in-state tuition at Tennessee colleges, two lawmakers have filed legislation to create a child care scholarship program.