How expiring pandemic federal funding for childcare will affect parents, kids



A Connecticut child care school fears it may have to downsize as federal funding approved during the pandemic is set to expire later this month. NBC’s Rehema Ellis reports.

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11 comments

  1. It's the Adult Parents responsibility to pay for their child's care💸💸💸 Stop trying to rob taxpayers to fund your negligent lifestyle ❌

  2. Where are those prolifers, why aren’t they rallying for free childcare? Stop making people have kids when they don’t want children.

  3. Not nearly as harmful and closing schools then requiring kids to wear masks 6 to 8 hours a day when they’re back in class.

  4. But America got billions for Ukraine and all these immigrants😖

  5. What are they talking about? What money? All the bonus checks that was years ago now what money?

  6. Thank you for this report and all the relevant information. It's too easy for some law makers to lose touch with the reality that so many Americans are now facing. Affordable quality child care can make or break a person's ability to provide for their family. Even in states with quality Head Start programs, availability is limited and hours are often not in line with required work hours. It leaves those who are doing their very best with little or no options.
    I can only seeing things getting worse with so many states passing bans on abortion. Some of these same states will scream socialism when any mention of safety nets are mentioned. Some legislation is even in the works to require working part time in order to receive food stamps. The lack of understanding that most daycares won't even accept part time students is evident in these ideas. Even the cost of care will negate the amount of assistance. Lawmakers need to do their homework and catch up to reality before passing laws that will never impact them personally.

  7. For the $80+ BILLION of taxpayer money that Biden given away to Ukraine, every child in the US could have everything they could possibly need.

  8. Maybe they should ask Ukraine, Israel or Africa for help…we seem to take care of their countries pretty good…

  9. After 3 years, this isn't pandemic relief, this is enablement for welfare moms to keep having children they have no ability or intention of being able to afford.