• Date Due: December 01, 2025
  • Author: Department of Education
  • Enabling Authority: Appropriation Act - Item 125.10 I. (Regular Session, 2025)
  • Description:
    Report on the review and recommendations of the adjustments to Child Care Subsidy Program (CCSP) reimbursement rates for school-age children and the appropriateness of continuing to provide services through CCSP to school-age children, including an update on the current structure of publicly-funded out-of-school time learning and extracurricular programs and should evaluate how to: (i) maximize public dollars while ensuring parent choice; (ii) quantify impact and return on investment including evaluating cost and cost factors in comparison to birth-to-five programming; (iii) strengthen quality of afterschool and summer options and whether a statewide measurement system is needed; (iv) identify out-of-school time deserts; and (v) develop innovative approaches to reduce deserts, better support working parents, and ensure sustainability.