Delgado Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Address Shortage of Affordable, Quality Child Care Services

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Following an in-district work period focused on education and workforce development programs across NY-19, Representative Antonio Delgado co-sponsored bipartisan legislation to improve child care services in the United States. The Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act, introduced by Reps. Collin C. Peterson (MN-07) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) would provide competitive grants to states to train child care workers and build or renovate child care facilities in areas with child care shortages and address the national shortage of affordable, quality child care, especially in rural communities.

"Education is the great equalizer and access to quality child care, prior to enrolling in school, is essential to children's growth and development." Delgado continued, "the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act is a critical piece of legislation for rural communities to ensure they have the resources to support child development and growth from an early age. I am proud to join as a co-sponsor of this bipartisan bill and will work with my colleagues to bring this legislation to the House Floor to improve child care facilities and address the shortage in affordable, quality child care services across Upstate, New York and the rest of the nation."

Rep. Delgado has made developing and improving child care systems a priority in Congress. Rep. Delgado is a co-sponsor of the Rebuild America's Schools Act, which makes critical investments in public school infrastructure and has also joined several letters advocating for appropriation funding for pre-school development block grants, Head Start programs, and federal TRIO programs. During the May in-district work period, Rep. Delgado visited eight schools and workforce development programs throughout NY-19, including SUNY Sullivan, Onteora Central School District, Rhinebeck High School, Middleburgh Central School District, Red Hook Central School District, Cobleskill-Richmondville Central Schools, and the Capitol BOCES program in Schoharie.

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