Na today we go yan about wetin dey happen for child care funding matter for Capitol Hill, my people! Dis one no be small gist, because Congress dey hustle to fund child care and early learning programs wey plenty families dey rely on.
As e be, Senate don plan to pass five spending bills wey go cover government funding for di rest of di fiscal year. Dis bill go carry money come for important child care and early learning programs. But e get as e dey be, cos di voting wey suppose happen yesterday don carry over to late night, so we dey wait like ghetto boys for that one.
Voters for di country dey complain say di cost of child care dey too much for their pocket. Parents wey dey work for different sectors dey face serious wahala to find affordable child care. As child care costs dey rise, di available federal resources don dey waka small small. Na teachers wey get small pikin dem dey feel am pass, as dem dey struggle to manage work and care for their children.
Some rural areas dey suffer pass as dem no get many options for child care, and dis one dey hold families back from wetin dem suppose achieve. Di House of Representatives don drop new appropriations package wey dey include funding increases to help tackle dis wahala.
Research from di Stanford Center show say parents nationwide dey face many challenges when e come to finding and affording child care, and di burden dey too heavy for many families. Single mothers na di ones wey dey face di heat well well!
Congress dey try to use upcoming funding deadlines as chance to push initiatives wey go favor child care support. Na reason why dem dey call on families to speak up, make dem hear di voices wey call for child care prioritization!
So, as di clock dey tick down to di January 30th funding deadline, di pressure dey show. Families wey depend on di Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and Head Start fit face serious wahala if Congress no take action fast!
In addition, di Early Childhood programs dey experience closure, leaving plenty pikin without early learning opportunities wey dem dey need to thrive. E get as e fit affect di future for plenty children if dem no solve di funding matter soon.
As di new year don land, dem don gather plenti national organizations to stress say dis na di time make dem invest heavily for child care programs. Di federal Preschool Development Grant wey don land at $3.8 million go help small small for states wey wan develop di systems well.
We go dey keep our eye on top dis matter. If you get anything wey you wan make your congressman hear, abeg no hold back. Use your voice make dem sabi say child care no be luxury, na essentials wey dey affect di productivity of families and di future of di country!
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