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Federal childcare program falls far short as costs balloon 

  • Despite its $35-billion price tag, the program is well behind in creating the promised number of 250,000 childcare spaces by March 2026. 
Opinion | BY PETER JON MITCHELL | October 23, 2025
Auditor General Karen Hogan wrote in her report that tracking of the program ‘did not offer a consistent and comparable view’ of new spaces, which may not be ‘equitably accessible to diverse or vulnerable families.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal childcare program falls far short as costs balloon 

Opinion | BY PETER JON MITCHELL | October 23, 2025
  • Despite its $35-billion price tag, the program is well behind in creating the promised number of 250,000 childcare spaces by March 2026. 

Federal childcare program falls far short as costs balloon 

Opinion | BY PETER JON MITCHELL | October 23, 2025
  • Despite its $35-billion price tag, the program is well behind in creating the promised number of 250,000 childcare spaces by March 2026. 
Auditor General Karen Hogan wrote in her report that tracking of the program ‘did not offer a consistent and comparable view’ of new spaces, which may not be ‘equitably accessible to diverse or vulnerable families.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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