Why WA child care program could bear brunt of budget cuts

By: Jake Goldstein-Street

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: February 26, 2026

Words: 880

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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The heftiest budget cuts Washington Democratic lawmakers are proposing this year focus on day care subsidies for low-income families.

In the initial House and Senate budget plans, this paring of Working Connections Child Care totals more than a half-billion dollars over the coming years. The largest portion of proposed spending reductions for the program deal with how child care providers are reimbursed by the state and federal governments based on when children attend day care. …

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