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Child care subsidy bill Fair Start for Kids Act signed into law
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The COVID-19 pandemic has created a massive hurdle for child care in Washington, but lawmakers hope that one new law will make things a little easier.
On Friday, to coincide with National Child Care Provider Day, Governor Jay Inslee signed into law Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5237, the Fair Start for Kids Act.
“I have a huge honor today of singing Senate Bill 5237,” Inslee said as he added his signature to the legislation. “This bill is historic.”
The day care industry in Washington was already in crisis before the virus came along, with shortages in those providing care, and as a result of low supply and high demand prices that many parents have trouble affording.
Diaper stipend didn’t make Washington budget, but diaper banks and cash assistance did By Daniel Beekman, , The Seattle Times (TNS),
Published: April 28, 2021, 8:34am
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Apr. 28 Washington state lawmakers didn’t include a stipend for low-income parents to buy diapers in the new, two-year budget they approved over the weekend.
But the Legislature did include more than $50 million to boost cash assistance for families in need, plus $5 million for nonprofits that distribute donated diapers, funding the so-called “diaper banks” directly for the first time.
Assuming Gov. Jay Inslee signs off, that means many low-income households will get more help with diapers and other basics, said Liz Olson, senior policy analyst at the Washington State Budget and Policy Center, a left-leaning think tank.
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