Key Summary:

HB 2778 provides no-cost childcare for early childhood educators in Oklahoma .

The law aims to reduce childcare shortages by improving recruitment and retention.

The program will be managed by Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness.

Estimated fiscal impact is around $10 million annually, starting Nov. 1.

OKLAHOMA CITY – A new law passed by the legislature this session will allow early childhood educators to receive no-cost childcare.

House Bill 2778, written by state Rep. Suzanne Schreiber , D-Tulsa, is an effort to bolster the childcare workforce by offering free childcare for those in the industry. Language for the measure was taken from House Bill 1849 and transferred to the bill reserved for the budget process.

Oklahoma continues to face a childcare short

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