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By Chabeli Carrazana, Wisconsin Examiner September 6, 2023 Originally published by The 19th When a teacher called in sick one Thursday in July,
When a child care center closes, especially in a small town, it frays the ties that keep a community together. Children become scattered, separated from the only caregivers most had ever known.
As many as 70,000 child care centers are projected to close in the next several months as pandemic-era federal funding ends, pushing an industry already in crisis to a breaking point.