Early childhood care; Child Care Subsidy Program expansion, provision of free child care.

Early childhood care; Child Care Subsidy Programexpansion; provision of free child care to certain child care provideremployees. Requires the Child Care Subsidy Program, establishedpursuant to applicable regulations, to be expanded to assist employeesof any licensed child care provider in the Commonwealth with thecosts of child care by providing any such employee who meets the eligibilitycriteria set forth in the bill child care at no cost to and withno copayment required of such employee. The bill directs the Boardof Education to adopt any regulations and the Department of Educationto implement any policies and procedures necessary for the implementationand administration of the provisions of the bill.