Rise Up for Child Care Act of 2026 aims to enhance child care availability and affordability.

The Rise Up for Child Care Act of 2026 seeks to increase child care supply availability and affordability and invest in home-based child care. It mandates the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study the effects of the amendment and conduct research on the results. The bill also eliminates state caps on child care funds and establishes an open-ended entitlement for child care services. Additionally, it provides a separate matching rate for expenditures to supplement the wages and benefits of home-based child care providers.

Rise Up for Child Care Act of 2026 aims to enhance child care availability and affordability.

The Rise Up for Child Care Act of 2026 seeks to increase child care supply availability and affordability and invest in home-based child care. It mandates the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study the effects of the amendment and conduct research on the results. The bill also eliminates state caps on child care funds and establishes an open-ended entitlement for child care services. Additionally, it provides a separate matching rate for expenditures to supplement the wages and benefits of home-based child care providers.