Gov. Braun says more child care funding can clear backlog

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Braun pushing lawmakers to expand child care access

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Gov. Mike Braun on Tuesday said Indiana child care facilities have excess capacity that they can use if they get more voucher funding.

The Republican governor’s comments came following a visit to Shepherd Childcare at the Minnie Hartmann Center on the east side of Indianapolis.

The center’s staff told him they are operating at about half their capacity of 140 children.

Braun said he has heard similar comments from other child care centers that have lost enrollment due to cuts to the Read Entire Article