Some states have turned to colleges or public-private partnerships to boost the child care sector, but the GAO said in a Senate hearing that a “full accounting of how all the pandemic funds are being spent will likely not be available until 2025 or 2026.” subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter/2...

“This is a crying need for kids, for parents, for child care providers,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said. States have until Sept. 30 to spend the roughly $4.1 B in child care stabilization funds from the American Rescue Plan. www.politico.com/news/2023/08...

‘A crying need for kids’: Federal child care aid dwindles

States have until Sept. 30 to spend the remaining child care stabilization money allocated by Congress