U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
WASHINGTON – A recent report has New York State ranked last in the country when it comes to the cost of child care, and that hasn’t gone unnoticed by elected officials in Washington.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand had planned to make several stops in Western New York Monday to highlight new bi-partisan legislation that she claims will ease the burden of sky-high child care costs for working families.
New York’s junior senator will be in Syracuse and Rochester Monday to join with working parents and child care advocates to announce legislation that would change the federal tax system and, as a result, make child care more affordable and accessible for working parents and families. The senator had also planned an appearance in Buffalo but was forced to cancel due to inclement weather.
To help low-income and middle class families save more on quality child care, Senator Gillibrand will push to more than double the federal child care tax credit, create a new tax deduction for working families, and increase pre-tax savings accounts for child care expenses.
According to the recent report by Child Care Aware, the average Western New York family now spends up to $10,365 per year for an infant. That means New York is ranked as the least affordable state in the nation for child care.
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