"Affordable Childcare"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

from affordable, high-quality childcare [b]for their babies

????could someone describe this? Is this government run? Home care? What is it?

Excellent question... Can anyone please answer this?

[Anonymous]

No, you just have poor reading comprehension. Can't help you with that

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Since none of the policies would benefit our middle class family in a HCOL area, I oppose them. They are intended for middle income families in normal cost of living areas so what will happen is anyone making over $75K will never benefit from something like this.

I really believe that at this point the only affordable way to get really decent child care for the masses is for parental leave policies to be extended and for the government to provide child care subsidies to the states and private providers to reduce costs for everyone across the board and increase the number of educated and experienced care providers.

What about the fact that the majority of your child care workers live in poverty?

No one here seems to care about that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain to me what politicians (both D & R) mean when they say talk about affordable childcare? Are they talking about subsidizing, or regulating prices? I feel like it's a bait issue that is tossed around but with no real way to accomplish or solve. Please be nice- it's an honest question.

No one on DCUM seems able to respond, OP. Really pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain to me what politicians (both D & R) mean when they say talk about affordable childcare? Are they talking about subsidizing, or regulating prices? I feel like it's a bait issue that is tossed around but with no real way to accomplish or solve. Please be nice- it's an honest question.

No one on DCUM seems able to respond, OP. Really pathetic.

I'll try. They will do what they did to the cost of higher education and to home prices.

[Anonymous]

Wow. It's just a buzzword to get votes. When you can describe it --and how it works, please explain.

[Anonymous]

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factsheets/2015/05/19/fact-sheet-childcare/

Hillary Clinton knows that finding high quality, affordable, flexible childcare is more important than ever with many families needing two incomes to make ends meet and 40 percent of moms acting as the sole or primary breadwinners in their household.

Hillary pointed out that out-of-pocket childcare costs for families have soared by nearly 25 percent over the past decade or so, and still the Republican budget would cut funding even further.
Hillary reiterated that we need to make investments in childcare a national priority, and that it is time for America to finally join the rest of the developed world in providing paid family leave.
She said that as President she would look for responsible ways to do even more than the great start we’ve seen from the Obama administration – whether it’s providing tax cuts to new parents or grants to states targeted for infants and toddlers.
Hillary has always been a champion for children and families and knows that family values are economic values, and that’s why she is committed to new solutions designed for today and tomorrow, not yesterday.
Hillary Clinton has fought for children and families throughout her career…

Last month at the Women in World Summit, Hillary cited “lack of quality, affordable childcare” as one of the things making it tougher for parents today. [Women in the World Summit – New York, NY, 4/23/15]
Hillary founded "Too Small to Fail" as part of her fight to close the word gap and prepare kids for school by making information more readily available about the importance of talking, reading and singing to very young children. [Christian Science Monitor, 6/14/13]
In 2008, Hillary proposed expanding childcare funding through the Child Care and Development Block Grant. [Hillary Clinton press release, 2/28/08]
Hillary cosponsored the ACCESS Act to increase block grants for quality childcare and expand childcare opportunities for federal employees. [S.2758, 7/18/02]
In the Senate, Hillary joined Senator John Thune’s effort to extend childcare benefits for the children of parents who died while serving in the military. [Senator John Thune press release, 5/18/05; S. 1065, 5/18/05]
Hillary campaigned for the Clinton Administration initiative to dedicate $1 billion to after-school programs across the country. [Chicago Sun-Times, 4/28/98]
In 1997, Hillary led The White House Conference on Childcare. [Newsday, 10/24/97]
As First Lady of Arkansas, Hillary helped establish the HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) program to promote early childhood education, which now operates in 21 states and the District of Columbia. [US News & World Report, 4/29/14]
Hillary was chair of the board of the Children's Defense Fund, where she fought to support communities and families to address the needs of children living in poverty, children of color and children with disabilities. [Children's Defense Fund, 9/30/13]

[Anonymous]

So what else do you want, 23:35?
More, more, more?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factsheets/2015/05/19/fact-sheet-childcare/

Hillary Clinton knows that finding high quality, affordable, flexible childcare is more important than ever with many families needing two incomes to make ends meet and 40 percent of moms acting as the sole or primary breadwinners in their household.

Hillary pointed out that out-of-pocket childcare costs for families have soared by nearly 25 percent over the past decade or so, and still the Republican budget would cut funding even further.
Hillary reiterated that we need to make investments in childcare a national priority, and that it is time for America to finally join the rest of the developed world in providing paid family leave.
She said that as President she would look for responsible ways to do even more than the great start we’ve seen from the Obama administration – whether it’s providing tax cuts to new parents or grants to states targeted for infants and toddlers.
Hillary has always been a champion for children and families and knows that family values are economic values, and that’s why she is committed to new solutions designed for today and tomorrow, not yesterday.
Hillary Clinton has fought for children and families throughout her career…

Last month at the Women in World Summit, Hillary cited “lack of quality, affordable childcare” as one of the things making it tougher for parents today. [Women in the World Summit – New York, NY, 4/23/15]
Hillary founded "Too Small to Fail" as part of her fight to close the word gap and prepare kids for school by making information more readily available about the importance of talking, reading and singing to very young children. [Christian Science Monitor, 6/14/13]
In 2008, Hillary proposed expanding childcare funding through the Child Care and Development Block Grant. [Hillary Clinton press release, 2/28/08]
Hillary cosponsored the ACCESS Act to increase block grants for quality childcare and expand childcare opportunities for federal employees. [S.2758, 7/18/02]
In the Senate, Hillary joined Senator John Thune’s effort to extend childcare benefits for the children of parents who died while serving in the military. [Senator John Thune press release, 5/18/05; S. 1065, 5/18/05]
Hillary campaigned for the Clinton Administration initiative to dedicate $1 billion to after-school programs across the country. [Chicago Sun-Times, 4/28/98]
In 1997, Hillary led The White House Conference on Childcare. [Newsday, 10/24/97]
As First Lady of Arkansas, Hillary helped establish the HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) program to promote early childhood education, which now operates in 21 states and the District of Columbia. [US News & World Report, 4/29/14]
Hillary was chair of the board of the Children's Defense Fund, where she fought to support communities and families to address the needs of children living in poverty, children of color and children with disabilities. [Children's Defense Fund, 9/30/13]

But all of those programs and funding are aimed at low income families. If she keeps going with these kind of strategies, then you and I will pay even more for care because providers will still want to make a profit and they will increase rates of self pay families to make up the shortfall from subsidized families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factsheets/2015/05/19/fact-sheet-childcare/

Hillary Clinton knows that finding high quality, affordable, flexible childcare is more important than ever with many families needing two incomes to make ends meet and 40 percent of moms acting as the sole or primary breadwinners in their household.

Hillary pointed out that out-of-pocket childcare costs for families have soared by nearly 25 percent over the past decade or so, and still the Republican budget would cut funding even further.
Hillary reiterated that we need to make investments in childcare a national priority, and that it is time for America to finally join the rest of the developed world in providing paid family leave.
She said that as President she would look for responsible ways to do even more than the great start we’ve seen from the Obama administration – whether it’s providing tax cuts to new parents or grants to states targeted for infants and toddlers.
Hillary has always been a champion for children and families and knows that family values are economic values, and that’s why she is committed to new solutions designed for today and tomorrow, not yesterday.
Hillary Clinton has fought for children and families throughout her career…

Last month at the Women in World Summit, Hillary cited “lack of quality, affordable childcare” as one of the things making it tougher for parents today. [Women in the World Summit – New York, NY, 4/23/15]
Hillary founded "Too Small to Fail" as part of her fight to close the word gap and prepare kids for school by making information more readily available about the importance of talking, reading and singing to very young children. [Christian Science Monitor, 6/14/13]
In 2008, Hillary proposed expanding childcare funding through the Child Care and Development Block Grant. [Hillary Clinton press release, 2/28/08]
Hillary cosponsored the ACCESS Act to increase block grants for quality childcare and expand childcare opportunities for federal employees. [S.2758, 7/18/02]
In the Senate, Hillary joined Senator John Thune’s effort to extend childcare benefits for the children of parents who died while serving in the military. [Senator John Thune press release, 5/18/05; S. 1065, 5/18/05]
Hillary campaigned for the Clinton Administration initiative to dedicate $1 billion to after-school programs across the country. [Chicago Sun-Times, 4/28/98]
In 1997, Hillary led The White House Conference on Childcare. [Newsday, 10/24/97]
As First Lady of Arkansas, Hillary helped establish the HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) program to promote early childhood education, which now operates in 21 states and the District of Columbia. [US News & World Report, 4/29/14]
Hillary was chair of the board of the Children's Defense Fund, where she fought to support communities and families to address the needs of children living in poverty, children of color and children with disabilities. [Children's Defense Fund, 9/30/13]

But all of those programs and funding are aimed at low income families. If she keeps going with these kind of strategies, then you and I will pay even more for care because providers will still want to make a profit and they will increase rates of self pay families to make up the shortfall from subsidized families.

That's exactly what happened with Obamacare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

from affordable, high-quality childcare [b]for their babies

????could someone describe this? Is this government run? Home care? What is it?

It starts with having teachers who are educated in early childhood education who understand early childhood development and can implement classrooms and strategies that support learning during the different developmental phases. Those teachers must make a live able salary in order to attract students to commit to the programs and by live able salary I mean on par with public school teacher salaries.

[Anonymous]

I was just posting the info about a couple ways that hillary was proposing to make childcare more affordable

answering a question above, that's it.

[Anonymous]

23:35. If Clinton's Arkansas HIPPY program is so successful, why do Arkansas schools rank 41st out if 50 states? Have they slipped since she was First Lady of Arkansas?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

from affordable, high-quality childcare [b]for their babies

????could someone describe this? Is this government run? Home care? What is it?

It starts with having teachers who are educated in early childhood education who understand early childhood development and can implement classrooms and strategies that support learning during the different developmental phases. Those teachers must make a live able salary in order to attract students to commit to the programs and by live able salary I mean on par with public school teacher salaries.

Thank you for chiming in Teacher Union rep

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:23:35. If Clinton's Arkansas HIPPY program is so successful, why do Arkansas schools rank 41st out if 50 states? Have they slipped since she was First Lady of Arkansas?

why do you think I know all the answers? I just went to her website and found the section on childcare. I only heard about that for the first time tonight. I'm sure if you used the google, you could research that question. Could it be republican legislatures, the recession, a guy named Huckabee?