MONTPELIER — As of Sunday, July 21, childcare subsidies for low-income families in Vermont have increased. This past legislative session, the Legislature added $7.4 million to the Department for Children and Families’ Child Care Financial Assistance Program (CCFAP), which provides subsidies to help eligible families pay for childcare. The increase in CCFAP funding is part of a five-year plan put forward by the Child Development Division of the department. Five million dollars went towards the plan, with $1 … (read more)
