Pulse development · 2 cited sources · October 8, 2026
Kentucky program subsidizes care for childcare workers
The program subsidizes care for workers who work at least 20 hours a week at a center, regardless of household income.
Kate Shanks of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce said lawmakers made the program permanent earlier this year. It subsidizes care for people who work at least 20 hours a week at a center, regardless of household income; Shanks said more than 5,300 families working in child care benefited over the past year.
At Kate’s Korner, the center provides employees with free childcare; for employees who cannot use vouchers, it covers all but one week of care a month. The pressure is substantial: an Appalachian State University study found average annual earnings of $30,600 for child care workers and a median monthly child care cost of $900. For a worker earning that average, care for one child would consume about a third of gross income.
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- Kentucky program subsidizes care for childcare workers
- The program subsidizes care for workers who work at least 20 hours a week at a center, regardless of household income.
- Kate Shanks of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce said lawmakers made the program permanent earlier this year.
- It subsidizes care for people who work at least 20 hours a week at a center, regardless of household income; Shanks said more than 5,300 families working in child care benefited over the past year.
- At Kate’s Korner, the center provides employees with free childcare; for employees who cannot use vouchers, it covers all but one week of care a month.
- The pressure is substantial: an Appalachian State University study found average annual earnings of $30,600 for child care workers and a median monthly child care cost of $900. For a worker earning that average, care for one child would consume about a third of gross income.
- It subsidizes care for people who work at least 20 hours a week at a center, regardless of household income; Shanks said more than 5,300 families working in child care benefited over the past year.
- The pressure is substantial: an Appalachian State University study found average annual earnings of $30,600 for child care workers and a median monthly child care cost of $900. For a worker earning that average, care for one child would consume about a third of gross income.