Childcare

On April 30, Small Business Majority State Policy & Advocacy, Vice President Awesta Sarkash submitted testimony on Senate Bill 26-180. She urged the state to prioritize addressing childcare funding gaps, but not at the expense of the FAMLI program.

Small business owners are at the epicenter of a growing national affordability crisis. The cost of starting and growing a small business continues to rise, from ballooning healthcare premium rates and rising childcare costs to inflated tariff rates impacting global supply chains.

On January 15, Small Business Majority submitted a statement for the record in response to a recent hearing hosted by the U.S. House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education that examined innovative solutions to the nation’s childcare crisis.

Following the recent reintroduction of a bipartisan legislative package to expand the Employer-Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F) and increase the supply of childcare, Small Business Majority sent a letter to sponsor offices emphasizing the need to invest in childcare beyond the 45F tax credit, which has historically benefited larger businesses and remained an impractical option for most small businesses.

On July 17, Small Business Majority Founder and CEO John Arensmeyer submitted written testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance outlining the importance of increasing access to affordable, high-quality childcare for small businesses and entrepreneurs nationwide.