State boost for child care falls far short of need

Children play at a Let’s Grow Kids event highlighting the need for access to quality child care. File photo by Hilary Niles/VTDiggerThe state is investing $2.5 million more in child care in the upcoming fiscal year, but advocates say an additional $9 million would be needed to ensure providers who serve low-income families are paid market rates.
Child care providers say the current funding situation is not sustainable and it is likely programs will close at a time when the state needs to e