Kentucky had an outside-the-box idea to fix child care worker shortages. It’s working

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Photo Credit: skynesher/Getty Images NPR October 6, 2023 By Andrea Hsu With most of the federal government’s pandemic relief money for child care now spent, it’s up to states to step in with new ideas to solve the many problems plaguing the sector. A year ago, Kentucky came up with a creative solution that is already paying dividends. The state …

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What the Bluegrass State Can Teach Us About Increasing Access to Child Care

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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment October 26, 2023 By Anna Powell and Annie Dade Kentucky made headlines recently for increasing access to early care and education (ECE): a unique strategy helps parents who work in ECE programs access subsidies for their own child care needs. Last year, Kentucky enacted a change in the state subsidy system, the …