Child Care for Every Community Act (HR953)
Current understanding
HR953, the Child Care for Every Community Act, is a House proposal to establish a universal federal child care and early learning program administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. Family fees would be capped at 7% of household income on a sliding scale, with fees waived entirely for families under 200% of the federal poverty line. As introduced legislation, the bill has not advanced past referral; students, families, and providers would see no immediate change in status.
Evidence log
- 2023-02-09 — Child Care for Every Community Act: cross-connection with ccdf-flexibility-rescission-final-rule: HR953 would layer a new universal HHS program on top of (or alongside) the existing CCDF structure whose 2024 requirements — including a 7% co-pay cap similar to HR953’s — were recently rescinded by final rule, illustrating divergent legislative and regulatory directions on affordability standards. (novelty: 2)