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San Diego County Supervisors Terra Lawson-Remer and Nora Vargas announced a new proposal for a child care pilot program on Monday that is aimed at increasing access to the vital service and supporting existing providers.
The program, which is scheduled for a vote on Tuesday, would direct the county to develop a strategy to meet local child care provider’s infrastructure needs through increased funding for licensing, training and developing centers in “service deserts.”
It would also introduce an emergency “flex” system for county employees that would allow them up to three paid days off to use in case they cannot get child care on a given day.
According to the proposal, $500,000 would be allocated to launch each of these programs from the $2 million in funds for child care that the country received through the federal American Rescue Plan Act.
“Child-care is not a child issue and it is not a women’s issue. Childcare is an economic issue,” Lawson-Remer said during a press conference announcing the plan on Monday. “As a county, we have a responsibility to do everything we can to help fix the system that is not working for the parents and families we represent.”
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