Michael will make child care more affordable for working families by expanding access, spurring innovation, and lowering costs to affordable child care throughout the state.
Bennet promises to make child care more affordable for working families in Colorado by expanding access, spurring innovation, and lowering costs statewide.
Occurrences
Evidence
Bennet and Colorado colleagues urged HHS to release over $300 million in CCDF, TANF, and SSBG funding; the letter says CCDF funds the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program, which helps over 18,000 families access child care for more than 27,000 children, and warns that any lapse would harm child care centers and families.
The bill is still Under Consideration and would extend the implementation dates for capping family copayments at 7% of family income, paying child care providers in advance, and using grants and contracts to improve access to child care for underserved populations from August 1, 2026 to August 1, 2028.
Assessments
Bennet has taken concrete steps, including urging HHS to restore Colorado child care funding, but the cited affordability reforms were still pending in the latest legislative record and the funding outcome had not been secured. The broader promise to make child care more affordable statewide has not yet been shown as completed or clearly attributable to a finished policy result.