Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes the Child Care Financial Assistance Program and a committee to study prekindergarten education.

Highlights:

• Establishes the Child Care Financial Assistance Program and a committee to study prekindergarten education to make child care more accessible and affordable for state residents (Sec. 1).

• Increases access to quality child care services throughout the state of Vermont and provides financial stability to child care programs, and addresses the workforce needs of state employers (Sec. 1).

• Establishes a 14-member prekindergarten education study committee to provide policy recommendations for how to improve and expand accessible, affordable, and high-quality prekindergarten education (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect January 1, 2024 (Sec. 22).

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