“What is clear for Jensen and other advocates is the increased appetite among lawmakers to tackle an issue that directly impacts families, workers and businesses. The child care industry has already been the subject of considerable state-level debate over the past year, from the contentious back-and-forth over new agency regulations to a seismic shift in state-contracted services for families and providers, and Jensen said she’s confident public pressure will help keep the issue forefront as the Legislature wrestles with a myriad of other funding priorities.
“We’re really hopeful that because there’s so many bills already that we can just keep supporting legislators in understanding how much of a positive impact this would have on our entire state, our state’s economy,” Jensen said.”
