Gov. Ayotte Signs Bill to Give Retired Grandparents Access to State Childcare Scholarship

New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed Senate Bill 608, allowing retired grandparents to access the state's childcare scholarship program by removing the work requirement for kinship caregivers at federal retirement age. Eligible families must still meet income thresholds of 85% or less of the state median income, and the law requests federal approval to expand family care support services under specific waiver programs.