The Prevention Strategies Task Force of the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families of the United States House of Representatives met in Miami, Florida, to discuss changes in the Florida economy that are creating a crisis in day care services. During the meeting, 11 officials from Florida child care provider groups, state government committees, and state social agencies addressed Florida's child care needs. Supplemental prepared statements, letters, and other materials from 13 representatives of other child care groups, state and local agencies, law enforcement officials, and government committees were also read into the record. The committee concluded that the Federal Government must reverse its trend of decreasing funding for child care and must start to allocate the substantial amounts of funding necessary to protect young children from the lack of day care or the possible abuses of day care. The text of a report on Florida's child care crisis and a letter with additional pertinent information are appended. (SKC)