Fresno City Councilmember Tyler Maxwell on Monday morning unveiled a two-pronged plan to address high childcare costs in the city, an issue he said “is nothing short of disastrous” and is “the No. 1 issue” brought up by his constituents.
Maxwell said he wants to allocate “millions of dollars” toward a one-year pilot program in the city to provide grants for local businesses and families, in the hopes of addressing issues with residents’ accessibility and affordability to local childcare services.
The city will partner with First 5 Fresno County to help identify ways to disburse the money to local residents and businesses as a “short-term solution” to help alleviate the costs of childcare…