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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio creates $20 million pilot program to provide publicly funded child care for child care staff
Last action · April 30, 2025: Referred to FinanceSponsors: Louis W. Blessing, III and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio establishes the Workforce Investment Now (WIN) for Child Care pilot program, appropriating $20 million in 2026 to provide to eligible child care staff members who work at least twenty hours per week. The Department of Children and Youth will administer the pilot through fiscal years 2026 and 2027 and submit a final report within six months after its conclusion.
Child care workers meeting the employment threshold can qualify for full exclusion of family income during eligibility determinations, backed by a $20 million state from the General Revenue Fund.
- The General Assembly of the State of Ohio introduces bills and operating appropriations during its regular session. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
child care staff members
Eligible child care staff working at least twenty hours per week may have their family income excluded during publicly funded child care eligibility determinations.
county department of job and family services
County departments must exclude all of a qualifying applicant family's income when determining publicly funded child care eligibility.
Department of Children and Youth
The Department is tasked with establishing the pilot program and completing a report on its findings within six months of its conclusion.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Apr 30, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Finance
- Apr 17, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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