As U.S. federal funding pandemic aid for childcare runs out, communities are backing local solutions and ballot measures. A lack of affordable childcare takes a huge toll on individual families and the broader economy as well. Local ballot measures have become an increasingly important tool for “communities that were tired and desperate waiting for the federal government, and sometimes states, to act,” said Elizabeth Gaines, chief executive of the Children’s Funding Project.
About 56 local voter-approved children’s funds have been approved across the United States, read the full story here.