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New Mexico gives most US funding to child care of any state – What to Know About Biden’s Plans for U.S. Child Care
July 2, 2021 /
New Mexico is directing the nation’s biggest chunk of federal coronavirus relief money to helping middle-class families pay for child care, a vast expansion aimed at getting parents back to work in one of the poorest states in America.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Thursday that the state will subsidize child care at 350% of the federal poverty line, or about $93,000 for a family of four. That’s up from about $54,000.
What to Know About Biden’s Plans for U.S. Child Care
The White House estimates that roughly 1 million parents, primarily mothers, would enter the labor force if child care is made more affordable and accessible.
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