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Vance, speaking at a conservative group in Arizona yesterday, suggested ways to reduce the high cost of child care, saying extended family can help and that people should not be required to obtain burdensome certifications to become child care workers.

“One way you can take some of the pressure off of people who are paying so much for daycare is to have grandma or grandpa want to help out a little bit more, or maybe there’s an aunt or uncle who wants to help out a little bit more. If you can do that, you’re taking some of the pressure off of the resources that you’re spending on daycare,” Vance said at a Turning Point USA event in Mesa, Arizona.

Vance acknowledged that families may not have enough help, so he should empower people to learn the skills needed to care for children.

“We need to actually empower people to get the skills they need,” he said. “We have a lot of people who love children and would like to care for them but can’t because they don’t have access to the education they need or, perhaps more importantly, because the state government says you can’t care for children unless you have some ridiculous certificate that has nothing to do with childcare.”

“Don’t force every early childhood care professional to complete a six-year college degree that will rack up a ton of debt,” he said.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the requirements for becoming a daycare worker vary by state. Some states require, for example, that daycare workers have a high school diploma or its equivalent. Some states also require certain qualifications and training.