Subcommittee Hearing

“Who’s Watching the Kids? How Employers, Innovators, and Parents Are Solving America’s Child Care Crunch”

Subcommittee: Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Time: 10:15 AM Location: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building

Member Statements

  1.  Suzanne Bonamici (Democrat - Oregon)

Witnesses

  1. Ms. Mary Lou Burke Afonso
    COO, North America Center Operations
    Bright Horizons
    Newton , MA
  2. Ms. Amy Matsui
    Vice President for Child Care and Income Security
    National Women’s Law Center (NWLC)
    Washington , District of Columbia
  3. Ms. Alex Grover
    CEO
    i2M
    Mountain Top , Pennsylvania
  4. Mr. Haden Polseno-Hensley
    President and Co-Founder
    Red Rooster Coffee Company
    Floyd , Virginia