Comprehensive_Child_Development_Bill_of_1972
Comprehensive Child Development Act
U.S. attempt to create a national day care system
The United States Congress passed the Comprehensive Child Development Act in 1971 as part of the Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1971. The bill would have implemented a multibillion-dollar[1] national day care system designed partially to make it easier for single parents to work and care for children simultaneously, thereby alleviating strain on the welfare system.[2] It was vetoed by President Richard Nixon.