SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — If House Bill 545 is passed it will create more access to diapers for families who may be struggling to afford diapers and keep them stocked.

Childcare centers and advocates agree that this bill is needed because the cost of diapers continues to rise and some daycare centers turn parents away if they don’t come prepared, creating difficult decisions for families that rely on childcare in order to work.

Advocates we spoke to said infants and toddlers often use a dozen diapers per day, and it's costing families between $80 to $100 a month to provide diapers for every child they have.

Noting that diaper prices have jumped 32% in the last five years, creating diaper insecurity.

"For a lot of families, diapers is not just a diaper, right? It's like it's a ticket into early childhood. It's an item in their budget that's really costly," said Brightpoint public policy manager Eric Mayo.

Advocates said diaper insecurity can be overwhelming for families, and those who experience it are often faced with missing work because many daycare centers require parents to provide their own.

"They have to make like really terrible decisions about what other thing they are going to cut just so their child can have this basic need," said Mayo.

Share Our Spare community engagement director Bridget Rundquist shared her thoughts as well.

"When you have to make the choice between diapering your child or feeding your family, diapering your child or paying rent. those are real-life choices that are being made," said Rundquist.

This has become increasingly difficult for daycare centers we spoke to, who said they have seen babies come in with diaper rashes or other medical issues due to the reuse of worn diapers.

'A lot of families will put larger sizes on them or try to make a diaper last longer, which can cause adverse health effects for that child and we want them to be comfortable. If they're in a dirty diaper, they're cranky, and then that is stressful for us as parents and caregivers," said Mini-O'Bierne Crisis Nursery director Chriss Wilson.

Mini-O'Bierne Ministry is a crisis nursery in Springfield that said it’s hard to keep newborn and toddler-sized diapers in stock due to the increased demand, but do their best to provide whatever they can.

"The cost of everything has gone up. So, we even noticed as we have to purchase them, you're getting fewer for the amount of money that you're spending and they just go by so fast," Wilson said.

Childcare providers said addressing diaper insecurity can increase economic stability for families as well as reduce their likelihood of needing child welfare.

Lawmakers said the budget for the proposed diaper bill ranges from $4 to $6 million dollars.