Families of four with incomes of up to $96,300 are eligible for subsidized child care, under new state income limits, and those with incomes under roughly $85,000 will pay no 'family fees' for it
California has used COVID-19 aid to waive family fees since the onset of the pandemic, but before this summer’s budget deal, the fees had been set to return this year.Where should you look for child care? What does it cost? How can you get help paying for it? There’s aid available, but the system can be tough to navigate. Here’s what you need to know.
“The idea was like, why do we even pay these at all?” said Blake Hofstad, organizing director for Parent Voices, which for years has advocated for the elimination of family fees in California.Under the state budget deal reached this summer, families who make less than 75 percent of the state median income will no longer have to pay any fees for their subsidized child care starting Oct. 1. That means a family of four who makes less than $84,972 annually will not have to pay any fees.
“This is hundreds of dollars a month, thousands of dollars a year that stay in families’ pockets,” Hofstad said.The state is supposed to help families afford child care. But few qualify for help, and most of those who do are not being served. That means starting Jan. 1, San Diego County family child care providers will get $160 more a month per child. License-exempt providers such as family members, friends and neighbors also get a boost of $112 per child.
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