CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act

Key Points

• This bill would provide $500 million every year from 2026 to 2031 to help colleges offer child care for students who are also parents. Schools could use the money to run their own on-campus daycares or give students discounts on child care costs through a sliding fee scale based on what they can afford.
• To qualify for help, a student must be a parent or guardian of a dependent child and meet certain financial needs, such as being eligible for a Pell Grant. The bill specifically includes graduate students and prevents schools from adding extra rules, like work requirements, for students to get this child care assistance.
• The goal is to help more parents finish their degrees by removing the barrier of expensive child care. Any daycare program receiving these funds would have to meet high-quality standards, such as being in the top tier of their state's rating system or meeting federal Head Start standards within three years of receiving the grant.
• Colleges would receive between $75,000 and $2 million per year for five years. In exchange, they must report back on how many student parents are graduating, staying in school, or transferring, while ensuring no student is discriminated against based on race, religion, gender identity, or disability.