The new funding will plug gaps in state-subsidized reimbursement to providers that have been increasing since funding from the pandemic ran out, resulting in 4,500 people on a two-year waitlist to access only 3,000 slots locally.
It's a big investment of people's property tax dollars; I understand that... it also is going to have tremendous benefits, not just for the thousands of families that will now have access to high-quality, affordable child care - it's going to help our economy.
When crafting the programs the new revenue will fund, county staff focused on expanding nontraditional child care hours serving parents who work outside of the typical 9-5 schedule.
Travis County - despite being smaller than other Texas metro areas - has the most expensive child care in the state. Without public support, it costs more than in-state tuition at UT-Austin.
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