THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Trump Admin Drafts Plan to Fund Traditional Families Raising Their Own Children Instead of Daycares.
A new Trump administration proposal aims to allow stay-at-home parents to receive childcare subsidies, altering a status quo in which the government only pays for families to send their children to daycares.
A new Trump administration proposal aims to allow stay-at-home parents to receive childcare subsidies, altering a status quo in which the government only pays for families to send their children to daycares. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration is drafting a policy to allow stay-at-home parents to receive childcare assistance through the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). This proposal would create a new category of “parent-based childcare,” enabling married couples who meet specific income and work requirements to qualify for subsidies. DETAIL: The plan would allow married parents, with one working full-time and the other staying home to care for their children, to access funds typically reserved for external…Open