This report discusses how Kentucky implemented an innovative policy allowing child care workers to receive child care subsidies for their own children regardless of household income. This employment benefit was designed to make child care jobs more competitive and increase overall access to care.
Supporting Child Care Workers as Parents: How the Kentucky Subsidy Income Exclusion for Child Care Employees Helps Increase Access to Child Care
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