Please consider local alternative fee scales to continue.  The ability for localities to meet the specific needs of their families allows the local specialists to consider the economic challenges within their own communities.  If the state moves to a state wide fee scale, families will have an increased percentage of copay each month.  Working with these families first hand, we see how every penny they earn is calculated to ensure their families well being.  We have several families that struggle to keep their children fed, and clothed in addition to maintaining a safe, and secure living environment.  An increase in their percentage of copay would greatly affect the other areas of caring for their children.  The local fee scale for parents in Fairfax County is currently 2.5% to 10% of the gross income, if the county is required to use the proposed staet fee scale, families will pay between 5% to 10% of their gross income.  For many families the extra 2.5% can mean the difference between buying a coat for their child to stay warm.  Please think of the families and their deisre to provide for their children in every respect, not just in regards to child care.