Affordable Child Care Study

At a glance

  • What: the Commission on Women's 2027 topic of study, looking at what the city can do to make child care more available and affordable.
  • Where it stands: chosen by unanimous vote on 2026-10-19.
  • Next: the January 11 meeting will hear local and national presenters. Ideas raised include daycare zoning changes, tri-share cost sharing, aftercare and universal care.

Details

  • Costs were cited at roughly $385 to $400 a week per child, with waitlists of up to two years.
  • The city's zoning code rewrite offers a parallel chance to ease daycare rules.

Sources

  • YouTube auto-generated captions of the 2026-10-19 meeting.

Log

2026-10-19 - Commission on Women

  • Selected as the 2027 topic; members shared costs and examples from other places.