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Expansion of childcare voucher program
3:08:25
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Commissioner Dannhauser highlights the significant expansion of the childcare voucher program administered by ACS over the past year.
- 37% increase in children enrolled in childcare with ACS-issued vouchers
- Expansion focused on families with limited incomes engaged in work, school, or training, and unhoused families
- Number of children enrolled with low-income vouchers increased from 10,683 to 62,555
- Application processing time reduced to an average of 15 days
- Advocacy for state-level funding to maintain these gains
Jess Dannhauser
3:08:25
Over the past year, the number of children enrolled in child care with the support of an ACS issued voucher has increased by 37%.
3:08:32
ACS has made a particularly robust effort to expand access to childcare assistance for families with limited incomes that are engaged in work, school, training, and to families that are unhoused.
3:08:43
Compared with October 2022 when ACS opened applications citywide, the number of children enrolled in care with costs offset by a low income voucher has climbed from 10,683 to 62,555 as of the February.
3:08:59
We also streamlined our application processes, reducing application processing time to an average of fifteen days.
3:09:06
We are now advocating at the state level for the funding needed to maintain these gains.
3:09:10
We appreciate the council's support in this effort.