West Virginia Watch – More than 25,000 children in West Virginia don’t have access to child care, and last year, budget concerns stalled bills meant to tackle the issue. This year, a new wave of budget questions could put the problem on the back burner.
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Addressing a web of child care issues was a 2024 priority in the West Virginia House of Delegates, where members said the issue was key to improving the state’s abysmal workforce participation rate. A stack of child care related bills, including measures creating new spots, never made it to the governor’s desk largely due to their price tag.
This year, a House task force meant to tackle the issue isn’t meeting, and Republicans leaders, who oversee a supermajority, have so far publicly put their priorities elsewhere.
