Family and Social Policy

Child care costs

182 public statements from 2026 candidates

§1The range of views

Why this matters: Child care costs affect whether parents can afford to work, and public funding affects how many child care spots are available.

Drafted by AI, then checked for neutral wording in a separate AI review. It describes the question and the main positions, not any candidate's view. Facts link to their sources.

How much government should help families pay for child care and early education, through federal child care funding for families with low incomes, programs such as Head Start and tax credits.^1,2,3

Make child care free, or cap what families pay at a set share of income (such as 7%), paid for with new public funding
Expand help for lower- and middle-income families through grants and tax credits
Keep current child care funding and tax credits
Lower costs mainly by easing rules on providers, not with new federal spending

These options describe policies, not people. The order is not a ranking.

§2What candidates have said

Why this matters: Statements candidates made publicly, summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Candidates who haven't spoken publicly on this issue aren't listed.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Make child care free, or cap what families pay at a set share of income (such as 7%), paid for with new public funding (26)

Amanda N. Pusczek AL-4
Her campaign website says she supports federal matching grants to build and run public child care centers, with costs for working families capped at 7% of household income.⁴
Mai Vang CA-7
Her campaign website says she will fight for universal child care that caps costs for families and guarantees living wages for child care workers.⁵
Connie Chan CA-11
Her campaign website says she would cap child care costs at no more than 7% of a family's income and guarantee universal pre-K for children ages 3 to 5.⁶
Ro Khanna CA-17
His campaign website says child care should be free for families earning under $250,000 with children up to age 6, with a $300 monthly stipend per child for eligible parents or relatives who provide care at home.⁷
Randy Villegas CA-22
His campaign website says universal, no-cost child care like New Mexico's should be expanded nationwide.⁸
Sarah McBride DE-AL
Her campaign website says she backs bills to provide universal, affordable child care that would cap costs so many families pay no more than $10 a day.⁹
Angie Nixon FL Senate special
Her campaign website says she supports universal child care and pre-kindergarten, with costs capped so no family pays more than a small share of its income, and says she expanded child care in the State House.^10,11
Mike Sell FL-4
His campaign's platform calls for capping child care costs at 7% of family income, and its bill tracker lists him as supporting the Child Care for Working Families Act.^12,13
Robert People FL-15
His affordability plan lists universal pre-K and child care capped at 7% of a family's income.¹⁴
Lindsay James IA-2
Her campaign website says child care costs should be capped based on a percentage of family income.¹⁵
Delia Ramirez IL-3
Her campaign website says she champions universal child care and pre-K, and co-sponsored the Child Care for Every Community Act to guarantee universal child care and early learning programs for low-income families.¹⁶
Daniel Biss IL-9
His campaign website says he will fight for legislation so that no family spends more than 7 percent of its income on child care, and lists building a nationwide public child care system among his priorities.¹⁷
Mary Allen IN-8
Her campaign website says she will fight to ensure no family pays more than 7% of its income for child care, to support high-quality local child care centers with federal funds, and to provide universal pre-K.¹⁸
Dan Koh MA-6
His campaign website lists a goal of no more than $10 a day for childcare in his plan for North Shore families.¹⁹
Andrea James MA Governor
Her campaign website says Massachusetts should provide quality child care for free, and that she would expand publicly funded child care centers and raise wages for child care workers.²⁰
Moshe Y. Landman MD-6
His campaign website calls for creating a universal child care program, paid for by the federal government, for preschoolers and young schoolchildren.²¹
Jocelyn Benson MI Governor
Her campaign website says she would make child care free.²²
Jordan Herrera MO-4
His campaign website calls childcare essential infrastructure, says a national childcare workforce could be paid for with a fraction of federal spending, and lists affordable childcare tied to income among his plans.²³
Sam Forstag MT-1
His campaign website says he would make child care free for every family that wants it by increasing public investment in child care, and would work toward universal pre-K by putting more money into programs such as Head Start and pre-K offered in public schools.²⁴
Deborah K. Ross NC-2
Her campaign Women and Families page says she is a cosponsor of the Child Care for Working Families Act, which it says would ensure no middle-class family pays more than seven percent of its income on child care, and her education page says she is fighting for free, high-quality pre-K programs for all children.^25,26
Rebecca Bennett NJ-7
Her family policy one-pager proposes capping child care costs at 7% of a family's income, with tax credits covering the difference, and says letting the top tax rate go back to its pre-Trump level would pay for it.²⁷
Rob Menendez NJ-8
The same page lists, among his goals, limiting what many families pay for child care to 7% of their income, and says he cosponsored the Child Care for Every Community Act and the Child Care Stabilization Act.²⁸
Analilia Mejia NJ-11
Her campaign issues page says she would reintroduce the Child Care for Every Community Act, which it says would cap family payments at $10 a day or 7% of income and make care free for lower-income families, and that she wants to fund child care for every American through taxes on billionaires and corporations.²⁹
Ben R Lujan NM Senate
His campaign website says he co-led the Childcare for Working Families Act, which would cap child care costs at 7% of a family's income.³⁰
Deb Haaland NM Governor
Her education plan says she would protect New Mexico's free universal child care program and grow the state's Early Childhood Trust Fund, and says she introduced legislation in Congress for universal free child care.³¹
David Crowley WI Governor
His campaign website says he would cap families' out-of-pocket child care costs at 7% and provide direct support to child care providers.³²

Expand help for lower- and middle-income families through grants and tax credits (5)

Sam Liccardo CA-16
His campaign website proposes expanding the Child Care and Development Fund for low-income families and supporting a bill to enlarge and make refundable the dependent care tax credit for middle-income families.³³
Juliana Stratton IL Senate
Her campaign's blueprints say she would expand the Child Care and Development Block Grant to subsidize child care for more families and protect funding for Head Start and early childhood programs from President Trump's cuts, and her campaign website says she helped invest in early childhood programs such as Head Start and Smart Start in Illinois.^34,35,36
Rick Bennett ME Governor
His campaign website says he would fully fund the state's Child Care Affordability Program, support permanent wage supplements for child care workers and expand employer-supported child care through refundable tax credits.³⁷
Hannah M. Pingree ME Governor
Her campaign website says she would increase funding for the Child Care Affordability Program so every income-eligible family can get help, and sustain and grow wage supplements for child care workers.³⁸
Cyndi Munson OK Governor
Her campaign website says she supports fully funding child care subsidies for families and increasing the child care tax credit for lower- and middle-income earners.³⁹

Lower costs mainly by easing rules on providers, not with new federal spending (1)

David Hatley TN Governor
His campaign website proposes adding child care seats by cutting licensing red tape, bringing Tennessee's rules by age group in line with other states, letting providers lease empty public school classrooms and offering a tax credit to employers that help with child care.⁴⁰

Statements that don't match one option (150)

Mary Peltola AK Senate
Her campaign website says she would cut red tape and expand grants, forgivable loans and tax credits to make it easier to open child care businesses, including in rural communities.⁴¹
Clyde Jones AL-1
His campaign website says he would protect federal child care funding, keep subsidies tied to children's enrollment rather than daily attendance, and work for higher pay for child care workers.⁴²
Hallie Shoffner AR Senate
Her campaign website says she would work to lower the cost of child care for working families.⁴³
Chris Jones AR-2
His campaign website says he would promote affordable, accessible child care options for working families.⁴⁴
Xavier Becerra CA Governor
His campaign website says that as governor he would expand help with child care and other essential costs.⁴⁵
Mike McGuire CA-1
His campaign website says money from higher taxes on billionaires and big corporations should go to needs including universal child care, and his rural plan calls for more federal investment in affordable child care slots, with priority for rural areas.^46,47
Scott Wiener CA-11
His campaign website says he would expand access to universal, affordable child care.⁴⁸
Lateefah Simon CA-12
Her campaign website says she would work for affordable, high-quality child care and pre-K, along with long-term care and paid leave.⁴⁹
Aisha Wahab CA-14
Her campaign website says she would expand universal child care, after-school programs and family tax relief.^50,51
Ritesh Tandon CA-17
His campaign website says he would expand access to affordable child care and provide flexible federal support so families can stay in the workforce.⁵²
Jimmy Panetta CA-19
His campaign website says he is working to expand child care to support working families.⁵³
Raul Ruiz CA-25
His campaign website says he has fought to increase access to affordable child care.⁵⁴
Angélica María Dueñas CA-29
Her campaign website calls for universal high-quality pre-K for 4-year-olds regardless of family income and for protecting Head Start.^55,56
Laura Friedman CA-30
Her campaign website says she supports universal child care.⁵⁷
Jimmy Gomez CA-34
His campaign website says he introduced the Child Care Stabilization Act to lower the cost of child care and expand access nationwide.^58,59
Angela Gonzales-Torres CA-34
Her campaign website calls for major federal investment in affordable child care, including subsidies, expanded pre-K and fair wages for child care providers.⁶⁰
Samantha Mota CA-37
Her campaign website says she would cosponsor the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act and expand federal child care grant programs.⁶¹
Linda Sánchez CA-41
Her campaign website says she introduced legislation to make child care more affordable by helping centers hire and keep qualified workers without passing the cost on to parents.^62,63
Robert Garcia CA-42
His campaign website says every parent should be able to afford child care and that he fights for universal child care and pre-K in Congress.⁶⁴
Nanette Diaz Barragan CA-44
Her campaign website's 2016 Issues page says early childhood education should be funded and available to communities of all backgrounds, especially low-income communities of color.⁶⁵
Derek Tran CA-45
His campaign website says he has supported programs such as early childhood education, along with higher teacher pay, investment in public schools and more vocational education and job training.⁶⁶
Jim Desmond CA-48
His campaign website's child care plan calls for expanding and simplifying the child care tax credit so help arrives monthly, tax-free child care savings accounts, and tax credits for employers that provide or arrange child care.⁶⁷
Melat Kiros CO-1
Her campaign website supports universal child care, which it describes as treating caregiving as essential infrastructure, along with federally supported elder care.^68,69
Joe Neguse CO-2
His campaign website says he is advocating for affordable child care.⁷⁰
Jeff Hurd CO-3
His campaign website says he will explore tax credits and investments that help parents who are struggling with child care.⁷¹
Brittany Pettersen CO-7
Her campaign website says major federal changes are needed on child care, including investing in the child care workforce, making it easier to open safe day care centers and helping families afford care.⁷²
Manny Rutinel CO-8
His campaign website says working parents should have access to affordable child care.⁷³
Phil Weiser CO Governor
His campaign website says he would combine funding and services to make child care easier to afford, launch a Childcare Solutions Fund and work to expand universal preschool.^74,75
Erik Underwood CO Governor
His campaign website says he would create a child care fund for income-eligible families paid for by an optional 25-cent donation shoppers could choose to add at store checkouts.⁷⁶
Ned Lamont CT Governor
His campaign website says he would implement universal pre-K, expand affordable child care and build a sustainable long-term funding structure for early childhood education.⁷⁷
Luke Bronin CT-1
His campaign website calls for expanding access to affordable child care and elder care, raising caregivers' wages and helping families pay for care.⁷⁸
Rosa L. DeLauro CT-3
Her campaign website says she is working to lower the cost of child care and helped increase funding for the child care industry.⁷⁹
Seth Harp FL-3
His campaign website says he would pass a bill it calls the CUBS Act to expand affordable child care through a sliding-scale subsidy for working families.⁸⁰
Kimberly Overman FL-12
Her campaign platform says she supports expanding access to affordable child care and investing in early childhood education.^81,82
Leela Gray FL-13
Her campaign website says the country must commit to making child care affordable.⁸³
Mark Davis FL-16
His policy platform says he supports affordable childcare.⁸⁴
Pia Dandiya FL-22
Her campaign website says she will work to make childcare more affordable, so that parents are not forced to choose between working and being able to afford quality care.⁸⁵
Te Mayonna Brown FL-24
Her campaign website describes her People First Agenda as aiming to make housing and childcare more affordable.⁸⁶
Oliver G. Gilbert III FL-24
His campaign website lists universal childcare and pre-K, saying he would redirect spending toward children and families.⁸⁷
Jared Moskowitz FL-25
His campaign website says he is fighting to bring down the cost of childcare.⁸⁸
Mario Diaz-Balart FL-26
His campaign website lists quadrupling the employer childcare credit among his accomplishments.⁸⁹
Nicole Locklin FL-26
Her campaign website says she will fight for affordable childcare.⁹⁰
Dean Ocean Abrams FL Governor
His campaign website says the state should fully fund its voluntary pre-kindergarten program, address child care worker pay and create incentives for employer-supported child care.⁹¹
Amanda Hollowell GA-1
Her 10 Point Affordability Agenda calls for making child and elder care more affordable, including strengthening the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and fully protecting and expanding Head Start.⁹²
Nikema Williams GA-5
Her campaign website says she is leading the Care is an Economic Development Strategy Act, which requires Economic Development Districts to expand access to child care and other care services, and says quality child care should be part of a strong federal care infrastructure.^93,94
Tony Kozycki GA-7
His campaign website says he supports making child care expenses fully tax-deductible up to the actual cost of care and expanding the Employer-Provided Childcare Credit.⁹⁵
Jasmine Clark GA-13
Her campaign website’s agenda lists lowering the price of child care and pre-K for all among her priorities.⁹⁶
Keisha Lance Bottoms GA Governor
Her campaign website says she supports universal child care and has a plan to guarantee universal pre-kindergarten, which would offer pre-K to every 4-year-old whose family wants it, paid for in part with casino gaming revenue that voters would be asked to approve.^97,98
Brenton Awa HI-2
His campaign website proposes expanding existing federal childcare assistance so more families can receive direct help with childcare costs.⁹⁹
Jill N. Tokuda HI-2
Her campaign website says she is fighting to make childcare more affordable.¹⁰⁰
Josh Green HI Governor
His campaign website lists increasing the child and dependent care credit among his first-term accomplishments.¹⁰¹
Ashley Hinson IA Senate
Her campaign website says she would make child care more affordable by expanding tax relief for working families, supporting parents who work nontraditional hours and encouraging employers to invest in child care, and says she has introduced and supported bipartisan legislation to improve child care access for working families in Iowa; her affordability plan adds modernizing federal child care grants so the money reaches communities faster.^102,103,104
Josh Turek IA Senate
His campaign website says he would lower child care costs.¹⁰⁵
Christina Bohannan IA-1
Her campaign website says she will work to lower the cost of child care, including by expanding the Child Care Tax Credit and expanding Head Start to cover more child care slots for infants and toddlers.¹⁰⁶
Dave Bushaw IA-2
His platform page says he will support expanding early learning and Head Start programs for working families and passing the Head Start for America's Children Act.¹⁰⁷
Zach Nunn IA-3
His campaign website lists among his efforts leading the push to simplify adoption, expand child care options and support working parents.¹⁰⁸
Dave Dawson IA-4
His campaign website says he supports federal investment in affordable child care so parents can afford to work.¹⁰⁹
Rob Sand IA Governor
His campaign website says Iowa needs universal all-day pre-K, which it says could be paid for by no longer covering private school tuition for the wealthiest families.^110,111
Christian Maxwell IL-1
Her campaign website's FAQ lists childcare assistance among her health care priorities for mothers and families.¹¹²
La Shawn K. Ford IL-7
His campaign website says he will lower child care costs through sustained federal investment, and lists increasing federal funding for Head Start and Early Head Start and expanding eligibility and financial support for working families among his priorities.^113,114
Nikki Budzinski IL-13
Her campaign website says she is a cosponsor of the Child Care Stabilization Act to strengthen child care programs, support workers and help ensure families can access the care they need.¹¹⁵
Jennifer Todd IL-15
Her campaign website says she will work to ease the burden of child care and everyday expenses so families can get ahead.¹¹⁶
Paul Nolley IL-16
His campaign website lists expanding access to high-quality, affordable child care among the policies he supports to help working families.¹¹⁷
JB Pritzker IL Governor
His campaign website lists lowering the cost of child care for up to 80% of Illinois families, and making what it calls the largest investment ever in early childhood education, among his accomplishments.^118,119
Collin Corbett IL Governor
His campaign website says he would expand the child care workforce, raise the state's child care assistance reimbursement rates and offer employer tax credits for child care as state funds allow.¹²⁰
Jamee Decio IN-2
Her campaign website says she would create federal grants and targeted tax credits to expand free or subsidized child care options, particularly in rural communities.¹²¹
Kelly Thompson IN-3
Her campaign website says she would expand federal support for child care so that no working family spends an unreasonable share of its income on it, raise child care workers' wages, and provide publicly funded pre-K for every 3- and 4-year-old.¹²²
Cynthia (Cinde) Wirth IN-6
Her campaign website says that through subsidies and federal investments the country can create the universal, educational child care programs working families need.¹²³
John "Drew" Williams KY-1
His campaign website proposes requiring child care providers funded through a Child Care Desert Operating Act to cap family payments at 7 percent of income, and expanding access to universal pre-K through federal-state matching grants.^124,125
Megan Wingfield KY-2
Her campaign website says she supports universal pre-K, affordable child care and increased funding for early childhood programs.¹²⁶
Morgan McGarvey KY-3
His campaign website says he supports subsidizing affordable child care and passing universal pre-Kindergarten.¹²⁷
Melissa Claire Strange KY-4
Her campaign website says she supports universal pre-K for every American.¹²⁸
Zach Dembo KY-6
His campaign website says he supports universal pre-K and affordable child care.¹²⁹
Lauren Jewett LA-1
Her campaign website says she supports establishing universal pre-kindergarten programs for all 3- and 4-year-olds and ensuring strong Head Start and Early Steps programs.¹³⁰
Tia LeBrun LA-3
Her campaign website's Policy Plans page lists universal access to high-quality preschool and expanded childcare assistance for working families among its education goals.¹³¹
"Matt" Gromlich LA-4
His campaign website says his proposed Supporting Toddlers and Readiness for Tomorrow (START) Act would expand Head Start and Early Head Start in phases so that every income-eligible child is served within 10 years, and says the plan would keep in families' pockets the average childcare cost of over $13,000 per year that it cites.^132,133
Patricia "Pat" Moore LA-5
Her campaign website says she will work to make childcare more affordable, along with lowering everyday costs, supporting fair wages and helping create good jobs.¹³⁴
Lori Loureiro Trahan MA-3
A Fighting for Women page that appears only in her campaign website's site map says federal child care aid has long fallen short and that she fully supports the Child Care for Working Families Act, which it says provides child care services to low-income families.¹³⁵
Katherine M. Clark MA-5
Her campaign website says child care should be treated as essential infrastructure and lists securing the largest investment in affordable childcare in American history among her accomplishments.¹³⁶
Micah Quinney Jones MA-6
His campaign website's opportunity plan says to expand childcare-related tax relief through a dollar-for-dollar deduction from federal taxes based on what a family spent on childcare, including for families with a parent who stays home.¹³⁷
Dan Schwartz MD-1
His campaign website says he would strengthen universal pre-K and put money into child care for working and middle-class families.¹³⁸
Sarah Elfreth MD-3
Her campaign website says she has fought to widen access to affordable child care.¹³⁹
Adrian Boafo MD-5
His campaign website says he would guarantee universal child care and make child care and early childhood education universal and accessible.¹⁴⁰
Matthew G. Dunlap ME-2
His campaign website says he would fight for universal child care.^141,142
Callie Barr MI-1
Her campaign website says she supports expanding childcare. Its priorities page says childcare should be affordable for all families and points to New Mexico as an example.^143,144,145
LaVeta Davenport MI-1
The Green Party of Michigan 2026 platform text on her campaign website, which says she fully aligns with it, says early education with child care must be available to all.¹⁴⁶
Christian Vukasovich MI-5
His campaign website says he supports expanding childcare tax credits.¹⁴⁷
William Lawrence MI-7
His campaign website says he wants families to have access to quality, affordable education and child care, and supports expanded pre-K as part of a National Family Care Agenda.¹⁴⁸
Kristen McDonald Rivet MI-8
Her campaign website says her career has focused on making child care more affordable and that she has introduced bipartisan bills to invest in child care.¹⁴⁹
Ray Pooley MI-9
His campaign website says that because the country can afford to offer child care to everyone, it has a duty to do so.¹⁵⁰
Christina Bertrand Hines MI-10
Her education topic page says she will fight for universal pre-K and press for child care subsidies so working parents can afford good-quality care.¹⁵¹
Jeremy Moss MI-11
His campaign website lists expanding access to pre-K and Head Start programs among his steps on the cost of living, saying this would give children a strong start and save families thousands of dollars a year.¹⁵²
Rashida Tlaib MI-12
Her campaign website says the Mamas’ Caucus she founded is pushing for policies including affordable childcare.¹⁵³
Donavan McKinney MI-13
His campaign website lists expanding early child care resources among the federal investments he would pursue for children and public schools.¹⁵⁴
Peggy Flanagan MN Senate
Her campaign website says she supports universal child care and expanding publicly funded universal pre-K.¹⁵⁵
Jake Johnson MN-1
His campaign website says he will cut red tape to help build new homes and expand childcare options.¹⁵⁶
Matt Little MN-2
His campaign website says making childcare accessible requires expanding the supply and reforming subsidies, including an expanded Child Care Tax Credit, revising burdensome regulations on small-scale child care, recognizing home-based providers and providing public support for working families.¹⁵⁷
Kelly Morrison MN-3
Her campaign website says Congress should bring down what families pay for health care, housing and child care, and that the cost of child care should not force anyone to leave a career or forgo having children.¹⁵⁸
Ilhan Omar MN-5
It says she wants affordable child care guaranteed to working parents of young children, along with universal pre-kindergarten and full-day, full-year Head Start.¹⁵⁹
Amy Klobuchar MN Governor
Her campaign website says she would combine Minnesota's two child care assistance programs into one scholarship-style program, expand scholarships so more families receive them, and help child care providers open or expand.¹⁶⁰
Fred Wellman MO-2
His campaign website says he will expand the child care credit, noting that day care in Missouri can cost $14,000 a year per child.¹⁶¹
Bethany E Mann MO-3
Her campaign website says she would expand funding for child care in low-income areas, expand tax credits to child care workers and institutions, and make universal pre-K accessible to all families that want it.¹⁶²
Josh Smead MO-6
His campaign website lists funding universal pre-K and addressing childcare.¹⁶³
Jeffrey Hulum III MS-4
His campaign website’s FAQ page says he supports making child care affordable.¹⁶⁴
Brian J Miller MT-2
His campaign website's farm page lists passing and fully funding the Expanding Childcare in Rural America Act of 2023 among things he would like to see done.¹⁶⁵
Roy Cooper NC Senate
His campaign website says he would expand the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, invest in the child care workforce, cut unnecessary regulations for child care facilities and offer tax credits to employers who help with child care.¹⁶⁶
Don Davis NC-1
His campaign website's priorities page says he is fighting in Congress to expand early childhood education.¹⁶⁷
Raymond Smith NC-3
His campaign platform page says that in Congress he will work to expand child care access for the families of service members.¹⁶⁸
Valerie P. Foushee NC-4
Her campaign website says she wants to create more tax credits related to affordable housing and child care.¹⁶⁹
Cyril Jefferson NC-6
His campaign website says he would expand affordable child care so that parents can work.¹⁷⁰
Bo Whitehead NC-8
His campaign website says universal childcare should be implemented as soon as possible.¹⁷¹
Jamie Ager NC-11
His campaign website says child care can cost more than a job pays and that he will push for larger grants and a bigger child tax credit aimed at young families.¹⁷²
Alma S. Adams NC-12
Her campaign website says she will work to expand access to affordable child care.¹⁷³
Lakesha Womack NC-14
Her priorities page says her economic mobility agenda includes supporting working families with child care.¹⁷⁴
Helene Neville ND-AL
Her campaign website calls for policies that make child care more available and affordable, support providers and invest in early childhood education.¹⁷⁵
Chuck Conboy NE Senate
His campaign website says child care should be made affordable so parents do not have to choose between earning a living and raising a family.¹⁷⁶
Denise Powell NE-2
Her campaign website says she wants more affordable child care, including investing in Head Start and child care centers and advocating for legislation to raise pay for child care workers without raising costs for parents.¹⁷⁷
Mark Cohen NE-3
His campaign website says rural child care facilities deserve public investment just as roads and bridges do.¹⁷⁸
Lynne Walz NE Governor
Her campaign website says she would work to increase affordable child care and access to early childhood education for working families.¹⁷⁹
Maggie Goodlander NH-2
Her campaign website lists making child care affordable among the ways to lower costs for New Hampshire families.¹⁸⁰
Kelly Ayotte NH Governor
Her campaign website says she fully funded and expanded child care scholarships.^181,182
Donald Norcross NJ-1
His campaign website says he supports lowering child care costs and expanding Pre-K.¹⁸³
Rachel Peace NJ-4
Her campaign website says she supports guaranteed preschool starting at age 3 for everyone who wants it, under a section on guaranteeing child care.¹⁸⁴
Nelida Pou NJ-9
Her campaign priorities page says she is working to bring down the cost of child care, along with housing, groceries and other expenses for working families.¹⁸⁵
LaMonica R. McIver NJ-10
Her campaign page on investing in families says she supports expanding access to affordable child care and pre-kindergarten, more funding for early childhood education, and fair pay for child care providers.¹⁸⁶
Joe Hathaway NJ-11
His campaign platform says he would work to create and expand a dedicated child care tax credit to help families afford safe, reliable care.¹⁸⁷
Alan B. Bond NJ-11
His campaign story on child care says government should not dictate one solution, and calls for more affordable choices, a larger supply of quality care, fewer unnecessary barriers for providers, and employer-supported options, noting that affordability is not only a matter of subsidies.¹⁸⁸
Adam Hamawy NJ-12
His campaign website says he will fight for universal, high-quality child care and higher pay for child care workers.¹⁸⁹
Andres Jinete NJ-12
His campaign website calls for funding universal child care and pre-K.¹⁹⁰
Winston Jordan NJ-12
His policy platform website lists expanding pre-K and child care access, including universal pre-K.¹⁹¹
Melanie Ann Stansbury NM-1
Her campaign website says she supports a Child and Dependent Care Credit and wants to reduce the financial burden on working families who need child care.¹⁹²
Gabriel Vasquez NM-2
His campaign website says he will support policies that lower the cost of child care, along with health care and utilities, while cutting taxes on working families.^193,194
Teresa Leger Fernandez NM-3
Her campaign website says families need affordable, quality child care, and that all of New Mexico’s children should have access to it.¹⁹⁵
Steven "Chap" St John NV-1
His campaign website says he would connect job training with child care and transportation help, seek lasting funding for that help, and promote application assistance in English and Spanish.¹⁹⁶
Aaron D. Ford NV Governor
His campaign website says he would expand access to early childhood education and child care, including by creating a state Department of Early Childhood.¹⁹⁷
Kathy C. Hochul NY Governor
Her campaign website says she is working to deliver universal child care, and lists statewide universal pre-K among her accomplishments.^198,199
N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas OK Senate
Her campaign website says she would push for universal, affordable child care, including round-the-clock options, and for treating child care as federal infrastructure.²⁰⁰
Jeff Merkley OR Senate
His campaign website says housing and child care should be affordable for every family, and his voters' pamphlet statement calls for creating affordable day care.^201,202
Tina Kotek OR Governor
Her campaign website says she would expand access to infant and toddler child care and create a path to universal preschool statewide.^203,204
Helena Buonanno Foulkes RI Governor
Her plan for working families proposes a $20 million pilot of a child care fund matched by employers, larger state tax credits for child care, and pre-kindergarten access for every family by the end of her second term.²⁰⁵
Annie Andrews SC Senate
Her campaign website says she would expand access to affordable child care, and her affordability plan proposes a national apprenticeship program for child care workers, federal help to raise their pay and tax credits for child care businesses.^206,207
Walid Hakim SC Governor
His platform proposes state-funded child care at every public school.²⁰⁸
Dan Ahlers SD Governor
His campaign website says he would expand access to early childhood education and child care.²⁰⁹
Catherine Barcel "Barcy" Whitson TN Senate
Her campaign website says she would promote consistent, safe and affordable child care, along with care for impaired adults and the elderly.²¹⁰
Jerri Green TN Governor
Her platform proposes using $50 million in TANF funds to clear the child care waitlist and creating a child care and early education fund for households earning under $75,000 a year.²¹¹
Lauren Pinkston TN Governor
Her campaign website says she would add 50,000 daycare and preschool slots by 2030 using money now spent on private school vouchers.²¹²
Dave Seeman TN Governor
His campaign website calls for covering child care for households with incomes under $99,000.²¹³
James Talarico TX Senate
His campaign website says he would expand access to affordable child care, invest in care for children under 3 and provide universal pre-K for 3- and 4-year-olds.^214,215
Mark R. Warner VA Senate
His campaign website says he has worked to lower child care costs by addressing the shortage of child care workers.²¹⁶
Tom Tiffany WI Governor
His campaign website says he would expand the supply of child care by cutting regulations that make it hard for home-based and small providers to open and stay open.²¹⁷