AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD CARE EXPANSION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACT for the purpose of expanding the availability of and quality of child care in the County; defining certain terms; establishing a County Child Care Navigator; requiring a Strategic Plan for Child Care and annual reporting on program implementation; expanding, facilitating and streamlining the use of County and other public facilities by child care and before and after-school care programs; and generally relating to child care and before and after-school care programs.

Committee

County Council

Requested by

Krystal Oriadha

Introduced

January 9, 2026

On agenda

April 21, 2026

Passed

April 21, 2026

Enacted

March 31, 2026

Enactment no.

04/21/2026 @ 10:00 AM

Where it was heard

County Council Apr 21, 2026 public hearing held County Council Apr 21, 2026 enacted Pass County Council Mar 31, 2026 introduced Sitting as the Committee of the Whole Mar 24, 2026 amended Pass Sitting as the Committee of the Whole Mar 24, 2026 Favorably recommended with amendments Pass County Council Mar 10, 2026 presented and referred