Tennessee SB0902 amends child care laws to create a Child Care WAGE$ Tennessee program and improve assistance for early childhood educators.

Tennessee SB0902 amends Tennessee Code to create the Child Care WAGE$ Tennessee program, providing supplemental payments to full- and part-time child care workers based on years of service. The bill also establishes a program to offer assistance payments to eligible early childhood educators through the child care payment assistance program. Eligible educators must work at least 20 hours per week at a licensed child care center, family child care home, or group child care home, and earn $20 per hour or less. Payments will be adjusted annually based on the consumer price index.

Tennessee SB0902 amends child care laws to create a Child Care WAGE$ Tennessee program and improve assistance for early childhood educators.

Tennessee SB0902 amends Tennessee Code to create the Child Care WAGE$ Tennessee program, providing supplemental payments to full- and part-time child care workers based on years of service. The bill also establishes a program to offer assistance payments to eligible early childhood educators through the child care payment assistance program. Eligible educators must work at least 20 hours per week at a licensed child care center, family child care home, or group child care home, and earn $20 per hour or less. Payments will be adjusted annually based on the consumer price index.