Texas Early Learning News Today

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Texas has an opportunity to strengthen its child care system and send parents back to work Smart investment of federal stimulus money could address perennial weaknesses in our early child care system. Jairus Randall, 8, plays on a fire truck toy during outdoor playtime at A Heart To Give Early Childhood Center in DeSoto on March 27, 2020. Director Tracy Carter said the center experienced a huge decrease in the number of students it serves since various stay-at-home orders have been issued acr...