Establishes an early learning services contracts program to provide child care seats for families with children under five.
The bill establishes an early learning services contracts program to provide a designated number of seats at licensed infant and toddler child care centers and family child care centers for families referred by the department. Contracts with providers shall be a minimum of twelve months and may be extended. The department of human services shall monitor seat utilization and may adjust the number of contracted seats based on enrollment trends and provider performance. The program aims to ensure child care provider stability and family satisfaction.
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