Child Care Modernization Act of 2025

This bill renews the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant program for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 and updates its rules. It defines which children qualify: those under age 13 whose family income is at or below 85 percent of the state median and whose family assets are $1,000,000 or less, among other conditions. States would have to set payments to child care providers using a cost estimation model by 2031 and spend at least 9 percent of program funds on quality activities. The bill creates a new grant program, starting in fiscal year 2027, that funds startup, expansion, and building projects for child care providers. It also directs the Department of Agriculture to revise a loan rule to exclude licensed child care businesses.

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Sponsors

• Deb Fischer Republican sponsor
• 9 cosponsors