Summary
Maryland froze its childcare scholarship program, leaving 1,000 county families on a waitlist; only 12,000 of 32,000 eligible kids get subsidized care. The council added a second $500,000 tranche to move 23 more children into county assistance — a drop in the bucket, members admitted.
At a glance
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Last discussed May 7, 2026.
Impact analysis
$500,000 serves 23 children; the county is asking $1 million total to reach 46 of 1,000 waitlisted families.
Working families who need childcare and the early childhood educators who teach their kids.
The roughly 20,000 eligible children still unserved and 1,000 waitlisted families remain without care.
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