Governor Doug Ducey has announced a plan to invest $56 million to expand Arizona’s child care subsidy programs, increasing access to child care for low-income working families and foster parents. The funding will be included in Governor Ducey’s budget, which will be released on Friday. Under Ducey’s plan, 50 percent of the new funds will go toward increasing the average child care subsidy rate by 16 to 17 percent, affecting about 39,000 Arizona children. The remaining 50 percent of the funding will broaden the number of parents eligible to receive child care subsidies, improving access to child care for the parents of an additional 5,100 Arizona children.
