WA voters want more child care investments, new poll finds [View all]

Washington voters want more money invested in child care and support more taxes on wealthy people and businesses to pay for it.

And, in a poll released Thursday, 87% of those surveyed said child care and early education will be priorities for them when casting ballots this November.

A coalition comprised of Children’s Campaign Fund Action, OneAmerica Votes and MomsRising conducted the poll of about 800 voters statewide.

Seventy percent backed a proposal to cap what families pay for child care at 7% of their household income and provide a living wage for providers. It’s a package pushed by child care advocates to lawmakers in recent years but is likely a big fiscal ask.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/wa-voters-want-more-child-care-investments-new-poll-finds/