A bill for an act increasing the reimbursement rates child care providers receive through the state child care assistance program.

HF 2035 increases reimbursement rates for child care providers participating in Iowa's state child care assistance program. It requires the Department of Health and Human Services to set half-day care reimbursement rates at the 85th percentile of the state's 2024 market rate survey for child care services. This change directly affects licensed child care providers who accept state-funded assistance for low-income families. The bill implements a specific, data-driven adjustment to payment rates based on annual market analysis, without creating new program requirements.