ANDERSON, Ind. (WISH) — A working mother told News 8 Thursday she and her son could become homeless if she is unable to pay for childcare.

Madison Lingle works full-time as a nursing assistant for a major hospital corporation, and she is enrolled in an accelerated nursing program. She plans to ultimately become a pediatric nurse practitioner. She said the only way she is able to do that is keep her son, Kobe, 3, enrolled in childcare. She told News 8 she has used Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) vouchers to cover Kobe’s childcare costs for almost his entire life.

That’s about to change. Effective Oct. 5, the Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) cut the reimbursement rates it pays out to child care providers, which in turn allow providers to provide discounted child care

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