The position of our organization is that existing for-profit providers—which I assume is what you're getting at—that are licensed should be able to access the federal funding. We don't support the expansion of public support for unlicensed child care. We don't think the federal funding should be used to expand the for-profit sector. In this way, we would both recognize the contribution that has been made by those who have established themselves as providers and move towards the aim of a primarily not-for-profit and public system, which is particularly important as public funding for the system increases.
With a reduction in parent fees and the replacement of parent-fee income with public funds, we're seeing a system that will be almost totally publicly funded. We want to make sure now that every dollar that's possible goes towards expanding the provision of services, not to profit.