President Obama has pledged $10 billion in investments in early education. By directing $ 2 billion to Head Stare and Early Head Start and $ 2 billion to Child Care and Block Grants and the remaining money through the 2010 budget.
Investing $10 billion in quality childhood education for the nations most at-risk children, will also stimulate employment in the child care field, which could create two million jobs. In Montana, the jobs related to children health care are conservatively put at 8,740. For every two jobs created in the child health care by the economic stimulus, one more job would be created through the multiplier effect.
More investment in early child care and education would also help the economy by providing relief for struggling young American families who would either have to pay budget-busting amounts of tuition for childcare, quit their jobs or leave their children in dangerous circumstances. Many people cannot afford to work because the cost of child can run 16,000 a year for two children. Montana has the seventh highest cost for child care in the nation for pre-school and after school children and the 10th highest for infants.
The long term economic effects should not be ignored. Children who attend preschool earn more income and are more likely to earn a college degree. They are also less likely to abuse drugs or become welfare dependent.
http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2009/01/28/opinion/hjjajihchhjcjb.txt
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The child care system definetly need some work. If I work the state will pay for my daycare. If I want to go to school to further my education to get a better job that will pay me enough to pay for my own child care I have to work a set amount of hours and carry a set GPA. So maybe the stimulus package can help to make it so its not so hard for me to go to school and work and care for my children!
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