New California Law Expands Low-Income Parents’ Access to Subsidized Child Care

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A new state law clarifies that parents enrolled in English as a second language or GED classes can state this as a qualifying need for state subsidized child care. Liv Ames for EdSource

EdSource

A new law could ease access to child care for low-income parents taking classes to learn English or complete high school.

The law will expand the eligibility requirements for subsidized child care. Low-income parents  enrolled in English as a second language classes or a program to earn a high school diploma or general education development certificate can put their children in subsidized care.

Read the story at EdSource. 

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