Video & Transcript Research : 'early care'
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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 18th, 2026 at 10:25 pm
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Bills:
SB241
Keywords:
child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 18th, 2026 at 06:51 pm
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Bills:
SB241
Keywords:
child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 18th, 2026 at 10:53 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Bills:
SB241
Keywords:
child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Section 7, this is where we did incorporate Senator Shendo's concerns in relation to tribal child care
- centers, and more specifically focused on ensuring that tribal child care centers retain their ability
- We use general fund and then we use the early childhood trust fund.
- You said that was taken care of on the other one? This one. It's—we've had it in both places.
- Let PED take care of their job. Okay. Any other questions? Senator Trujillo? Yeah, as Mr.
Keywords:
child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- The first section basically adds language into the Early Childhood Education and Care Fund, which is
- Okay, and then on page... same thing, just on page 13, under child care, early interventions, and line
- Child care facility, early interventions.
- He's going to get free health care too for child care. I'm worried I get health care. How is that?
- And as we move out of the 50th in education, the slow move, whether it's early childhood, child care,
Keywords:
child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 10th, 2026 at 07:02 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- The Health Care Affordability Fund was built to use money generated within the health care system and
- Hospitals have uncompensated care.
- And yes, medical care is very, very important. I understand that.
- We’ve seen health care costs as one of the biggest challenges.
- Yes, this bill creates the Foster Care Plus pilot project, directing CYFD and the Health Care Authority
Keywords:
child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 16th, 2026 at 10:48 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- intervention providers from accessing the children care setting to provide early intervention services
- I'm the executive director of the Early Care and Learning Association.
- The early child care work. The workforce is the infrastructure behind universal child care.
- and health care.
- , personal care.
Keywords:
SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement, technology funding, revolving fund, capital equipment, enterprise services, state IT budgeting, software budgeting, amortization, depreciation, State Treasurer, Department of Finance and Administration, New Mexico, information technology, IT infrastructure, fund accounting, legislative appropriation
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- With that, we do have the Secretary of Early Childhood Education and Care Department and Senator Muñoz
- This growth reflects the demand created by our expanded early childhood care system and the recognition
- I represent the Early Care and Learning Association, which is comprised of 307 providers.
- Chair, Senator Zell, Early Head Start are the ones I'm thinking of, child care assistance.
- And you'll regularly hear me say high-quality early childhood education, not just child care.
Keywords:
higher education, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, appropriation, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- I think we need to be very careful about the guardrails.
- We need to take care of those rural schools.
- In closing, I'm so thankful that people care about kids.
- The parents care about them, and I truly believe you care about them.
- The parents care about them, and I truly believe you care about them, Secretary.
Keywords:
general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, higher education, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, appropriation, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Child Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- , education, and early care and learning.
- We know these families continue to struggle with the cost of early care and learning.
- goal is to have no family pay more than 7% of their income for child care and early learning, child
- and early learning, child care would nearly be free for us.
- Problem, but it is a series of precise policy changes and fiscal investments to reform early care and
Keywords:
child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- , in education, and in early care and learning.
- and early learning.
- So here in Minnesota, in order to pay no more than 7% of their annual income for early care and education
- care and learning.
- to family foster care.
Keywords:
child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Workforce Development Apr 10th, 2025 at 10:00 am
Workforce Development
Transcript Highlights:
- second thing that we did is that on the bottom of page three, number five, we were clear that the Child Care
Bills:
HB1119
Keywords:
child care, childcare, day care, daycare, early childhood education, child care licensing, provider licensing, child care regulations, administrative rules, Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, licensing advisory committee, child care providers, group child care, preschool programs, child to provider ratios, square footage requirements, staff training, certification requirements, child care funding
Summary:
The Workforce Development Committee reconvened to consider House Bill 1119 with amendment version 02005. Senator Hogan explained that the amendment removed a section requiring the Department of Human Services to respond to legislative management, in order to make the bill feel more like a program evaluation than an audit and to avoid placing an unreasonable burden on the executive branch. The amendment also clarified that the Child Care Advisory Committee would provide an update and that the committee would dissolve after the rewrite of licensing standards, making it a time-limited body.
Committee members discussed the bill as a novel approach to forming a group to study an issue and then disbanding after reporting back. Senator Larson noted the concept was similar to broader performance-review ideas, and Senator Hogan said the Legislative Council program evaluation effort was parallel to, but separate from, other performance-review proposals. The committee then voted 4-0-1 to adopt the amendment.
Afterward, the committee moved to give House Bill 1119, as amended, a do pass recommendation. That motion also passed on a roll call vote, and the committee adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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have a nonprofit Child Care Center I have a nonprofit Child Care Center - cause serious harm to the child care cause serious harm to the child care industry<00:15:06.240>
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for the most important work of caring for the most important work of caring - School, child care.
- School, child care.
Keywords:
child care, aides, supervision, child care centers, staffing regulations, childcare, day care, licensed child care center, early childhood education, child care licensing, director qualifications, staff ratios, group size, staff-to-child ratio, substitutes, volunteers, assistant teacher, teacher qualifications, infant care, toddler age
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations - Government Operations Division Apr 10th, 2025 at 11:00 am
Appropriations - Government Operations Division
Transcript Highlights:
- any additional comments, although Senator Dwyer, I might visit with the leader and see if he still cares
Bills:
HB1015
Keywords:
Office of Management and Budget, OMB appropriation, state budget, biennial appropriation, North Dakota Century Code, state facility maintenance fund, capital improvements, Capitol building fund, governor's residence, state hospital, mental health hospital, Bank of North Dakota, line of credit, strategic investment and improvements fund, SIIF, new and vacant FTE pool, state employee pay raise, performance-based compensation, guardianship grants, community corrections
Summary:
The Government Operations Division met to review proposed amendments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) budget, with the chair noting the bill would not be voted out that day and would likely be held until the following week for any technical corrections. Members discussed a series of amendments, generally without objection: a $1.5 million appropriation for a pro-life education committee; a $40,000–$45,000 deficiency appropriation for Uniform Laws travel costs; creation of a state deferred maintenance fund with $40 million for deferred maintenance projects; adding the state hospital project to the OMB budget with $200 million from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund (SIF) and $85 million from a line of credit, plus construction management oversight; $110,114 for custodial equity increases; $1 million for a retirement incentive pool; $3 million to cover a shortfall in the new and vacant FTE funding pool; and $4 million for space reconfiguration and rent/moving costs. Prairie Public Broadcasting was also discussed, with a suggestion to change the purpose from local programming to infrastructure and set the amount at $850,000, likely as one-time SIF funding. The committee also heard a heads-up about a possible $180,000 federal reimbursement issue tied to an education grant, but no action was taken on that item.
The committee further discussed a broader amendment to reduce the transfer from the social services fund to the human services fund from $250 million to $232 million, based on DHS needs and available carryover funding. Members also agreed to add emergency clauses to the capital assets, deferred maintenance, and moving/space reconfiguration items. The chair indicated Brady could begin incorporating the discussed changes into a consolidated amendment, while noting there could still be additional items next week. Staff also reported the SIF balance was about $280 million positive, though some removed agency items, including airport grants, would need to be considered.
The committee then reconsidered its earlier action on House Bill 1581 and restored it to its original form at $100,000 after hearing that the funding would support tribal tourism-related events tied to upcoming 2026 celebrations and the Theodore Roosevelt Library opening. A motion for do pass on the bill as originally introduced passed unanimously by roll call. Finally, the committee postponed action on another bill until later that day, directing that revised materials be distributed and that the item be taken up in the afternoon session.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We're working on dementia care navigation training and dementia awareness, early signs of Alzheimer's
- for community health workers to ensure that those folks have the training they need to identify it early
- We're working on dementia care navigation training and dementia awareness, early signs of Alzheimer's
- training for community health workers to and dementia awareness, early signs of Alzheimer's training
- for community health workers to ensure that those folks have the training they need to identify it early
Keywords:
cardiac arrest, defibrillators, school safety, emergency response, CPR training, Arizona education funding, Alzheimer's, dementia, memory care, cognitive decline, brain health, caregiver support, long-term care, in-home care, public health, health services, state plan, dementia services program, Arizona Department of Health Services, aging
Summary:
The Committee on Appropriations heard two bills. Senate Bill 1131 would require school districts and charter schools to report AED counts, CPR/AED training levels, and cardiac emergency response plans to ADE, and would appropriate $1 million for AED purchases and maintenance. The committee adopted an amendment shifting the funding source from the general fund to the industry-recognized certification and licensure reimbursement fund, after staff said the fund had an estimated $2 million balance and continued to receive $1 million annually. The American Heart Association testified in support, emphasizing the need for AEDs, CPR training, and emergency planning in schools. The bill was returned with a due pass recommendation by a 15-1 vote, with two members voting present and several members noting concerns about using the special fund rather than general funds.
Senate Bill 1249 would create or continue a dementia services program and Alzheimer’s state plan at the Department of Health Services and appropriate $600,000 from the Health Services Lottery Moneys Fund. The Alzheimer’s Association testified in strong support, saying the prior three-year appropriation helped establish the plan and workgroups and that the new funding would support implementation, caregiver support, data collection, training, and grant applications. Several members raised concerns about taking money from a fund that supports maternal and child health programs such as Health Start and WIC, describing it as “robbing Peter to pay Paul,” while others said they supported the policy but wanted a sustainable funding source. The bill received a due pass recommendation on a 9-3 vote, with three members voting present.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And we know that we've got unaffordable and often inaccessible early care and learning as compared to
- efforts made to just recognize the importance of early care and learning as compared to later care and
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compared <00:09:29.960>to early care and learning as compared to early - So, how do you... that would apply sort of treating early that would apply sort of treating early care
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care recognize the importance of early care recognize the importance of early
Keywords:
foster care, early childhood education, child care programs, placement plan, social services, extended foster care, kinship care, relative custody, permanent legal and physical custody, Northstar kinship assistance, independent living plan, transition services, youth aging out of care, medical assistance, Medicaid, child welfare, children youth and families, out-of-home placement, case plan, relative placement
LA
Keywords:
mandatory reporter, child abuse training, online training, Department of Children and Family Services, Department of Education, educator requirements, early childhood education, microcenter, school board, cooperative endeavor, economic disadvantage, vaccination, meningococcal disease, school entry, immunization requirements, public health, academic freedom, free speech, retaliation, faculty rights
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children (6-21-23) - Reupload
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF1ArOYiACI, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 00:00:00 Meeting Start
00:00:11 Roll Call
00:01:45 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations
00:02:21 Discussion of The Federal Early Childhood Policy Landscape
00:14:55 Discussion of the Family Child Care Network
00:41:06 Discussion of the YMCA Child Care Realities & Considerations
01:11:11 Discussion of Early Childhood Educator Pathways & Educational Supports
01:31:33 Discussion of the Little Purples Academy, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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or <00:21:27.360>early in child care assistance funds or early in child care assistance - receives any funding any CCAP or early receives any funding any CCAP or early learning<00:34:52.639
- <00:35:13.880>
learning $999,999 in CCAP or early learning $999,999 in CCAP or early learning - providers with I think uh the Early providers with I think uh the Early Learning<00:36:24.560>
Keywords:
child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services, welfare administration, Minnesota tribes, child care assistance, CCAP, program integrity
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- transferability of child foster care transferability of child foster care background<01:02:57.560
- change for child foster care studies. change for child foster care studies.
- uh related to supervision for child care uh related to supervision for child care background<01:
- You can't care for seniors or care for disabled people until you've passed the background study.
- can't care for seniors or care can't you can't care for seniors or care for<01:04:24.359>
disabled
Keywords:
human services, background studies, NETStudy 2.0, licensing, license suspension, license revocation, provider enrollment, program integrity, fraud, medical assistance fraud, Medicaid, payment withholding, credible allegation of fraud, background check, disqualification, variance, set-aside, foster care, family foster setting, adult foster care