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AUSTIN — Breakdowns in child care are costing the Texas economy an estimated $9.39 billion a year, according to a recent report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

Enrollment growth in state preschool programs was already slowing down before COVID-19. But with thousands of parents skipping pre-K this year, the pandemic has “imposed huge setbacks” that could lead to financial shortfalls, according to this year’s State of Preschool Yearbook, released Monday. Many children who did enroll have attended remotely for much of the year and may have not received any live instruction from their teachers, said the report, published annually by the National Ins...