Jahana Hayes: “The preparing and resourcing our student parents and Early…”

“But I would ask my republican colleagues, if you truly care about helping pregnant and parenting students, if you truly want to work on legislation that will help them, I have a piece that I introduce that I'd like you to consider. The preparing and resourcing our student parents and Early Childhood Teacher act, or the Prospect act, which aims to improve access to affordable, quality infant and toddler childcare for student parents. So not just birth, but supporting children through life. My bill invests in community college and minority serving institutions to become incubators for infant and childcare, talented training and access on their campus.” (02:22–02:35)

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