This newsletter issue focuses on the basic sliding fee child care program, outlining the need for child care assistance, explaining how the program costs less than public assistance, examining the effects on families waiting for the program, providing an overview of how the program currently works with a county-by-county analysis (a 2-page chart accompanies this section), and offering recommendations for policymakers, citizens, employers, child advocates, and other citizens. Vignettes of individual family experiences highlight the individual articles. (AP)