Restore Childcare Quality Funding Stalled by Executive Council

New Hampshire's childcare system is already under strain, and Granite Steps for Quality is one of the few programs that rewards providers for getting better.

A letter to your state legislators. Facts checked June 29, 2026.

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Subject Granite Steps for Quality has been left in limbo — families are paying the price

New Hampshire families depend on quality childcare to go to work, and our childcare providers depend on support to meet the standards we set for them. That's exactly what the Granite Steps for Quality program was designed to do — recognize and reward providers who do the work to improve. But for over a year now, a $1.2 million federal contract that funds that program has been sitting unapproved by the Executive Council. The money is there. The need is there. The program is just frozen.

When providers don't get the professional development support and quality incentives Granite Steps promises, some stop participating. When they stop participating, families lose access to higher-quality care. And when we leave federal dollars on the table because of a contract approval logjam, we're not saving anyone money — we're just making things harder for working families and the providers who serve them. Childcare workers are already stretched thin. Pulling away one of the few tools that helps them improve and stay afloat doesn't protect taxpayers — it just drives good providers out.

I'm asking you to publicly call on the Executive Council to approve this contract and get Granite Steps for Quality back on solid footing for New Hampshire's childcare providers and the families who count on them.

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I'm a constituent calling about New Hampshire's Granite Steps for Quality childcare program. There's $1.2 million in federal funding just sitting there because the Executive Council hasn't approved the contract.
This program supports childcare providers who are working to meet quality standards — and without it, some of them are going to stop participating or close their doors.
Families in this state need affordable, quality childcare to be able to work. Leaving federal money unapproved for over a year isn't protecting anyone — it's just hurting providers and the families they serve.
I'm asking the Representative to publicly call on the Executive Council to approve this contract and restore support for Granite Steps. This matters to me, and I vote.

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