![]() ![]() As any small business owner knows, that causes tremendous uncertainty for the future. When attendance falls under a certain minimum level in a month, the provider's reimbursement rate for that month gets cut even though their fixed costs for providing services that month don't change. The current system is based on attendance in a given month, which as all parents know fluctuates if kids are sick or parents' work status changes. But Illinois' current childcare assistance program is based on unreliable and unpredictable funding that makes it hard for providers to invest in their workers or to grow. The broader shortage of labor we are seeing across the state right now can't be addressed without growing the availability of childcare for working families. Working parents need more quality childcare options.
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