Webinar: County Wage Boost Pilot Playbook

How Counties Can Strengthen Their Child Care Workforce — and Boost Local Economies.
Child care isn't just a service — it's critical economic infrastructure. But across the country, high turnover and low wages are driving a child-care workforce crisis that's holding parents — and local economies — back.
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The Economic Cost

When child care breaks down, counties pay the price.
"And communities that do have reliable child care see higher labor-force participation, higher household income, and lower poverty."
- (CED/Conference Board)

$1B

Lost annually in South Carolina

$4.22B

Lost annually in Indiana

$5.5B

Lost annually in Ohio

Why This Crisis Exists

The U.S. Treasury calls child care a "textbook market failure."
Workers are underpaid, programs are unstable, and families are left scrambling — unless counties step in as part of the solution.

Learn From King County's Wage Boost Pilot

King County, WA is responding with the Best Starts for Kids Child Care Wage Boost Pilot, which has already supported 850+ child-care workers and is showing promising early signs for retention, stability, and worker well-being.

This webinar will show county leaders how to design, launch, and measure a wage boost pilot of their own.

What you'll learn
How to structure and fund a wage boost pilot
Partnership models that strengthen local providers
How to measure outcomes for workers, children, and communities
Early results from King County's pilot

Speakers

Julia Ford
Senior Director of Partner Success, AidKit
Kalayaan Domingo
Program Manager, King County, WA
Cassie Manning
Partner Success Manager, AidKit
Justin Doromal
Senior Research Associate, Urban Institute
Miriam Acosta
Imagine Institute
Ishmael Nuñez
Partner, Uncommon Bridges
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