Creates grants to help small-town child care centers build and improve facilities.
This bill would create a new federal grant program to help child care centers in small towns and rural areas improve their buildings. It would set aside $250 million each year for three years to help these facilities modify, upgrade, or build new spaces, making child care better for families and providers.
Today, there is no specific federal grant program to help child care facilities in small and rural areas pay for building improvements. If this bill becomes law, the Department of Health and Human Services would be able to give grants up to $4 million each to these facilities for construction or upgrades, with $250 million set aside each year from the government's budget years 2027 to 2029.
HR 8456 · 119th Congress · April 22, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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