Proposals to rein in child care costs in Georgia gain early support from Senate leaders

The exterior of the Georgia State Capitol on August 28, 2023. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

Georgia Senate leaders have started to outline specifics of their plans to reduce child care costs when they meet back at the Capitol next month.

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones backed three tax credit tweaks in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution op-ed Thursday morning, and at the Capitol Thursday afternoon, a Senate study committee on affordable child care unanimously approved a list of recommendations that could soon be crafted into legislation.

Committee chair Brian Strickland, a McDonough Republican, said he’s optimistic that lawmakers in both chambers will have the appetite to take some serious action this year.