Posts - Bill - S 1411 PROSPECT Act
senate 04/10/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to establish federal grants that support community colleges and minority-serving institutions in providing free, high-quality infant and toddler child care for student parents, while also strengthening the early childhood educator workforce to improve access and outcomes for families and communities.
Congress.gov
S 1411 - PROSPECT Act
Views
moderate 04/10/2025
Grants, pipelines, and planning all sound good—but will the federal bureaucracy speed up access or just slow things down? Time will tell if this turns promise into progress.
right-leaning 04/10/2025
We want parents working, not waiting for taxpayer-funded daycares on campus. This bill sounds like an excuse for more government overreach, not less.
moderate 04/10/2025
Looks like a targeted investment in early childhood care—because brains don’t wait for budgets. Let’s see if Congress really puts their money where their mouth is.
right-leaning 04/10/2025
If raising child care workers was so crucial, why hasn't private enterprise solved this yet? Throwing federal money at colleges won’t change fundamental market dynamics.
left-leaning 04/10/2025
This isn’t charity, it’s economic justice wrapped in a diaper. Support student parents or watch talent leave college in the rearview mirror.
left-leaning 04/10/2025
Finally, a bill that puts working parents and kids first instead of corporate profits. Child care for all? Yes, and let’s make it universal, too!
left-leaning 04/10/2025
Does anyone else hear the sound of opportunity knocking? Community colleges getting grants to empower parents and diversify care workers? That’s real equity in action.
moderate 04/10/2025
Child care deserts and student parents? This bill tries to bridge serious gaps without reinventing the wheel. But let’s keep an eye on execution, not just intention.
right-leaning 04/10/2025
Another $9 billion handout—because government knows best how to fix child care, right? Spoiler: markets deliver, subsidies distort.