An Act to Increase Child Care Affordability

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This bill aims to make child care more affordable and support early childhood educators in Maine. It creates a "Maine Child Care Affordability Program Child Care Award" to help child care providers and educators pay for their own children's care, and establishes a "Salary Sustainability Program" to offer wage supplements to child care professionals based on their education and experience. Additionally, the bill sets up scholarship and apprenticeship programs for individuals pursuing careers in early childhood education and requires the State Board of Education to expand related programs in career and technical education centers.

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Sponsorship · 10 Sponsors

Democrat7Republican3Independent0Other0

D · PrimeMatthea Larsen Daughtry
D · CoPinny Beebe-Center
R · CoRichard Bennett
R · CoLucien Daigle
D · CoFlavia DeBrito
D · CoRyan Fecteau
D · CoTavis Hasenfus
D · CoHenry Ingwersen
D · CoMichele Meyer
R · CoMarianne Moore

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