The legislation includes $2.2 million to add 1,000 spots for infants and toddlers in child care 'deserts.'
, who on Tuesday proposed a $350 million legislative package she said will get more parents back to work.
The state ordered most facilities closed in March through June 2020, followed by reduced classroom sizes for another year. Through December 2020, employment fell 6.8 percent among mothers in New Jersey, compared to 3.8 percent among fathers, according toNearly one in five mothers of infants and toddlers left the workforce because of a lack of affordable and accessible child care, the report found.
The bill package, which has yet to be formally introduced, includes expanding the income limits for people who qualify for subsidized child care, creating an income tax credit for child care employees, and establishing tax incentives for employers who provide on-site child care or reimburse parents for their child care expenses, according to a synopsis of the package.
It also calls for creating 1,000 new child care openings for infants and toddlers. Each slot would reimburse the child care center by $22,000, for an overall cost of $2.2 million
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