Child Care Access and Affordability Act of 2025

This bill would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study each state's use of the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant program and report its findings to Congress within 18 months. The study would look at barriers families face in qualifying for child care help because of state income eligibility limits. It would also examine wait lists for child care services and state changes that have reduced them, and the payment rates made to child care centers, family child care providers, and other providers. Finally, it would review how inflation affects child care availability, affordability, and payment rates under the program.

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Sponsors

• Kristen McDonald Rivet Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors