Kentucky GOP lawmaker Danny Carroll proposes $300m Horizons Act for early childhood education to address post-pandemic childcare crisis.

Kentucky GOP lawmaker Danny Carroll proposed a $300m Horizons Act to boost early childhood education, arguing it will address the childcare crisis post-pandemic. The act supports childcare centers and families, offers an early childhood education entrepreneurship degree, and contrasts with Democratic Governor Andy Beshear's universal pre-K plan. The childcare crisis in Kentucky is critical, with the state losing about half of its providers in the past decade.

February 20, 2024
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