Q: What is happening with Oklahoma’s Child Care Subsidy program?
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services is extending its pause on the program, leaving families and child-care centers in limbo. The freeze affects new applications and renewals for school-age children ages 6 and older, and the $5-per-day COVID-era add-on for this group has been removed. Subsidies for infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children continue at current rates. In a letter to child care centers this week, OKDHS says the freeze will continue while the agency assesses the impact of the recent federal government shutdown.
Q: How many families are affected?…