“Affordable, quality child care is a necessity – not a luxury. With the Child Care Modernization Act, we will reauthorize and improve the Child Care and Development Block Grant to provide significant, positive change in child care access and quality. The Child Care Modernization Act will:Strengthen child care services by moving states to use cost estimation models for setting provider rates, which will adequately compensate child care providers. Click here to see the full list of provisions included in the Child Care Modernization Act. Stakeholder Support and Endorsements:Click here to view stakeholder statements of support for the Child Care Modernization Act.