Rep. Letlow and Rep. Landsman Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access for Child Care Small Businesses

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Julia Letlow (R-LA-05) and Representative Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase access for child care small businesses across the country. 

Rep. Letlow and Rep. Landsman’s bipartisan legislation titled the Child Care Small Business Insight and Improvement Act will increase the U.S. Small Business Administration’s role in supporting for-profit child care small businesses.

The Child Care Small Business Insight and Improvement Act will:

• Designate a point-person at the U.S. Small Business Administration whose focus is on supporting for-profit child care providers
• Require the U.S. Small Business Administration to conduct a study on the needs and challenges of for-profit child care providers, identify what resources the SBA currently provides to for-profit child care providers, and make recommendations to address the challenges faced by for-profit child care providers

“Quality access to affordable child care is essential for working parents across our nation,” said Rep. Letlow. “As a single mom, I see firsthand how important child care is in order for women to return to the workforce after having children. I’m proud to help introduce this bipartisan legislation so those parents can focus on going to work each day to provide for their families, and ensure child care providers have the resources needed to be successful and help move our economy forward.”

“Our goal is to make life better for children and families, and increasing access to quality, affordable child care is a huge part of that,” said Rep. Landsman. “The U.S. Small Business Administration has a role to play, which is why our legislation would make sure there is a point-person at the federal level whose focus every day is improving child care in our country. Our legislation also requires SBA to study the child care crisis inside and out so that Congress has the information it needs to fix this crisis. When child care providers are successful, children are taken care of, parents can go to work, and our economy continues to grow.”

The full bill text can be found HERE.  

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