June 02, 2026 - ELIZABETHTOWN, PA
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis stopped by a Lancaster County child care center today to highlight how the Shapiro-Davis Administration is expanding access to high-quality child care, making it more affordable for working parents and encouraging employers to help their workers with this critical need. "As I've traveled across the Commonwealth, I've heard over and over again how child care isn't just essential for families - it's essential for employers, too," said Davis, who serves as co-chair of the Early Learning Investment Commission (ELIC). "The business community recognizes this is a workforce issue because if their employees don't have access to affordable child care, they can't work. The Shapiro-Davis Administration has made this issue a top priority, to support working moms and dads, their employers, as well as the teachers that care for our most precious resource - our children." Today's event focused on the Employer Child Care Contribution Tax Credit Program, whichencourages Pennsylvania businesses to support their employees who have children in eligible child care or early learning programs. The program offers employers a break on their state taxes when they provide their employees with qualifying financial support to cover child care, educational costs, and expenses related to a disability. Currently, employers can receive a state tax credit equal to 30 percent of their employees' eligible child care costs (with a maximum annual contribution of $500 per employee). List of Speakers:Lisa Wilson, Elizabethtown Child Care Center Executive DirectorLt. Gov. Austin DavisState Sen. James Andrew MaloneVanessa Philbert, Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County CEO
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