re: Vance's solution to the rising cost of child care...

Um, I'm pretty sure the check I wrote every week to the daycare says otherwise.

Tweet today by JD Vance:

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1) Many don't fully appreciate how federal (and state) policy penalizes particular family models--particularly in-home care and kinship care--over others. That's true of the Child Care Development Block Grant and the Dependent Care Tax Credit, though in different ways for each. So yes, parents or grandparents might not be able to help, but they might *want* to, and for those families federal policy should not be forcing one particular family model. We should try to encourage whatever is best for each individual family. Right now we don't: we try to force or at least subsidize one model on every family in this country. And if you open up kinship and other options for families, you will relieve some pressure on the daycare system in this country.

2) If you subsidize something but don't increase the supply of it, you're going to raise prices without getting an increase in quality. This is what's so broken about Kamala Harris's approach to child care. You can't just write a check if there aren't additional providers. So while I obviously support health and safety regulations, there are some absurd regulations out there that restrict the supply of child care providers--from kinship providers to local churches. Just because the interests of the market are not always aligned with families--I agree and have said so myself!--doesn't mean that all government regulations make sense.

3) Finally, we have to consider the broken educational pathways that exist for a whole host of professions. A consistent thing I've heard is that there is great demand for a lot of jobs, but a totally broken pathway for young people to get into those jobs. It's true of plumbers and advanced manufacturing, but it's also true of child care providers.

4) I'm sorry if you think I believe children are a means to an end. I can assure you I don't, though I do believe that children are not just incredible little creatures in their own right: they are also transformative for the people who care for them.

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Where is this happening? After putting several kids through daycare, none of their teachers or even the owners of the facility had that kind of education. If I'm being honest, they might have all graduated high school.

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Director qualifications

Must be at least 21 years of age

Must have documentation of at least one of the following:

A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college/university with at least six credit hours of child development or early childhood education and one year of supervised childcare experience in a licensed center or comparable setting

A Child Development Associate (CDA) credential, which includes practicum and one year experience in a licensed center
An associate’s degree in child development or a closely related area and one year of supervised childcare experience in a licensed center or a comparable setting

One year of experience as a director or staff in a licensed child care center plus 12 credit hours in child care, child development, or early childhood education. Fifteen “clock hours” may be substituted for each three credit hours

A diploma from a vocational childcare training program approved by the Board of Regents or equivalent plus one year of supervised childcare experience in a licensed childcare center or comparable setting
The National Administrator Credential as awarded by the National Child Care Association, and one year experience in a licensed childcare center or comparable setting

A certificate of completion from the International Correspondence School and one year of experience in a licensed childcare center or comparable setting

A certificate of completion from the Professional Career Development Institute and one year of experience in a licensed childcare center or comparable setting

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I guess every school district is breaking the law. So triggered.

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I am not the one saying it isn't law. So stupid.

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It's laughable just how out of touch this guy is with reality

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Well how about if you can't' afford kids and to take care of them you stop having them..

An no I don't mean aborting more of them I mean keep your junk in your pants and/or keep your legs closed.

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policy penalizes particular family models--particularly in-home care and kinship care--over others

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All of that is just a long winded way of saying "get people to take care of your kids for free."

He's either an idiot that thinks we're all too stupid to ask our family for help first, or being intentionally obtuse because he thinks spewing a lot of BS will make people think he has actual solutions.

The correct answer to this question:
1. subsidize/create training programs for child caretakers so that there is an appropriate supply of caretakers

2. provide (or increase, because this is already done) demand-side subsidies for childcare commodities like formula, diapers, etc.

you want more babies? make it cheaper to have babies. I'd have 5 instead of 2 if each one didn't cost $300k a pop.

Why the hell should the Federal Govt get involved with child care? This is a redirect for Dem media to jump on since Kamala wants to pay for it. Why provide a financial incentive to ship your kids off?

How about a tax deduction for a non working spouse to create incentives for a parent to stay home and watch the kids until a certain age?

Oh wait…that won’t work because the demographic they’re targeting don’t pay taxes…..or are single parents.

. they recently had a news story about lack of staff and facilities here in Houston .. the problem is a shortage of adults willing to take care of other people kids for minimum wage..
Not cost of training .. certification ..
And this is impact all organization.. groups with over 100 kids ( require more certification.. insurance)… to the ones under 25kids) .. when you go under six kids and can usually be a person and their home with a easy certification and certified safe house. ..

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It's laughable just how out of touch this guy is with reality

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Says the guy voting for the whore with no kids of her own. Or the marxist who wants to mutilate your child's genitals.