Groups Push for Quality Child Care: ; Bill Awaiting Manchin Signature Creates Quality Rating System, Raises and Benefits for Workers

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West Virginia must invest more in quality early child care and development to help improve the chances for an economically successful future work force, state lawmakers, advocates and researchers say.

"It has been proven by studies nationally and locally that the best investment of dollars you can make from a public standpoint is in early care and education," Senate Education Committee Chairman Robert Plymale, D-Wayne, said recently.

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Groups Push for Quality Child Care: ; Bill Awaiting Manchin Signature Creates Quality Rating System, Raises and Benefits for Workers

Plymale sponsored a bill lawmakers passed this session that would create a quality rating and improvement system for child care centers and facilities. Senate Bill 498, which was awaiting Gov. Joe Manchin's signature, also would offer financial incentives...

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