Report Calls for Streamlining Child Care Licensing Process
Child care in Arkansas can be made more available and affordable by reducing licensing and regulatory burdens, providing pooled or state-backed insurance programs, and expanding workforce training offerings, according to a University of Arkansas Office of Education Policy study.
The report, funded by United WE and the Walton Family Foundation, highlights the issues of expensive and scarce child care, particularly in rural Arkansas.
Child care is too expensive and too scarce, especially in rural Arkansas.
- Reducing licensing and regulatory burdens
- Providing pooled or state-backed insurance programs
- Expanding workforce training offerings
Author's summary: Arkansas child care can be improved by reducing regulatory burdens.