11/6/25 ECEA Members ONLY Update

  FEDERAL POLICY UPDATE  ·  WHAT THE 2025–26 CHANGES MEAN FOR YOUR BUSINESS Is this a crisis or is it an opportunity? Cutting through the national headlines: the core child care programs weren't cut; they were funded and nudged up, and a new tax law put the biggest child care benefits for families and employers in nearly 40 years on the table. Here's what actually happened since January 2025, ...

New funding is coming, statewide and locally. Whether it comes from a progressive tax, a sales tax, a lodging tax, or a special district, the dollars can strengthen private programs or quietly replace them. The difference is design. Before ECEA supports any funding initiative, we look for a specific set of requirements to be built in, and they matter in a specific order: level the playing fiel...

We Are Rewriting the Licensing Rules. Tell Us What to Fix. ECEA now holds a seat on the SB20 Licensing Task Force. This is the group that reviews the rules you live under every day. If a rule slows you down, costs you money, or makes no sense for a real program, this is the moment it can finally be changed. But we need your voice to do it right. Why this matters to your business Every confusin...