Victoria Taplin, DC KINCARE ALLIANCE Managing Attorney, Testifies Before the D.C. Council on Barriers for Caregivers to Access the Child Care Subsidy

Ms. Taplin testified that the DC State Superintendent of Schools that administers the DC child care subsidy program restricts access to caregivers who have a custody order, thereby excluding caregivers who are acting “in loco parentis” to children, as permitted by federal law.