FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – Leaders with the Northeast Indiana Early Childhood Coalition say a new budget proposed by the House will significantly cut funding for child care vouchers if passed.
Starting in 2023, the State started using its Covid-19 funds to pay for child care vouchers, but those funds ran out in December of last year.
Since then, the Family and Social Services Administration implemented a waitlist for families applying for the program. Over 7600 families are currently on that waitlist…