The increased income limit has helped so many families and should continue; however, excluding families with children over 5 from the increased limit is a true disservice to not only the families but the children as well.   These school age children need a safe place not only after school, but on the many non-school days (teacher work-days and inclement weather days) throughout the school year and summer-time.   

PLEASE reconsider this and allow the income limit to be based household size REGARDLESS of the age of child. 

Most of these children that we are not able to provide assistance in paying a licensed daycare are being left either unsupervised for the entire day or left with inappropriate teens or adults where, in some cases, abuse has happened.      

I understand early education is important, but so is the mental, emotional and physical well-being of ALL our children. 

Thank you for considering this very important change to the income limit; based on household size regardless of the age of the children in the home.