Trump’s War on Child Care

On January 5, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would lead to the revocation of multiple child care rules featured in the 2024 Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). Under the Biden administration, changes were made to the decades-old CCDF to help working families afford and access quality child care, while also improving payment methods for child care providers.

Enrolling one’s children in a child care program can be expensive...