The New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute published a new report Monday analyzing the state’s childcare tuition assistance program and its problems, and offered potential expansion strategies and improvements for providers and families.
The New Hampshire Child Care Scholarship Program helps families afford childcare by subsidizing tuition costs and paying childcare programs directly for services. The program is designed to reduce the cost of child care services for working parents, so long as they are working, in school, or in a training program.
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