D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s new D.C.’s Comeback Plan sets an example for the nation by including a “multipronged child care affordability initiative” toward the goal of attracting 15,000 new residents downtown. Her plan would lower the cost of child care for working families and create more child care capacity. This inclusion recognizes that high-quality early care and education that supports working parents is integral to the District’s business and economic vitality. We support the mayor’s plan and believe the District should provide funding in next year’s budget to continue creating enough quality, affordable child care to promote children’s healthy development and ensure working parents can focus on their jobs.
One of us spent a 40-year career in commercial real estate, primarily in the District, as well as serving in leadership roles in a variety of District nonprofits. The other has had leadership roles in the District’s corporate, nonprofit and government sectors over three…
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