In July 2014, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was signed into law, replacing the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), which had governed the public workforce system since 1998. WIOA encourages states to better support more disadvantaged adults and youths by addressing barriers to success, such as child care needs for those in education and training. This brief documents some of the potential opportunities (and remaining challenges) the passage of WIOA offers to address the child care needs of low-income parents so they can access and be successful in education and training to secure better jobs and economic security for their families. (author abstract)