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Childcare providers, lawmakers frustrated as department hasn’t followed new law; funding a concern

States Newsroom · November 10, 2026

Lawmakers’ hallmark childcare bill still hasn’t been implemented, drawing frustration from childcare providers and legislators. The state Department of Human Services is more than three months behind on some key deadlines put in the legislation by lawmakers, calling it an “unfunded mandate.” The bill, which Gov…

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Childcare providers, lawmakers frustrated as department hasn’t followed new law; funding a concern

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