Looking back on what was a momentous legislative session, the child advocacy group VOICES for Alabama’s Children championed what they considered to be two legislative victories, lamented that one bill fell short, and said they’ll closely monitor two bills they remain cautious about.

Apreill Hartsfield, policy and data analyst for VOICES, told Alabama Daily News that by far, the two biggest victories for the organization was the creation of a new child care tax credit program, and the funding of a summer feeding program for low-income children.

Signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey earlier this month, the child care tax credit program will offset tax liabilities for child care providers and employers who invest in expanding child care, and is projected to impact more than 7,000 families in its first year, and 58,000 families over a five-year period.