WA may avoid child care cliff, but many providers are still struggling
Careful spending and new state laws should help ease the loss of federal pandemic aid, according to advocates. But they also say longer-term child care fixes are needed.
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Careful spending and new state laws should help ease the loss of federal pandemic aid, according to advocates. But they also say longer-term child care fixes are needed.
Nationwide, more than 70,000 child care programs are projected to close, and about 3.2 million children could lose their spots due to the end of a grant program
Nationwide, more than 70,000 child care programs are projected to close, and about 3.2 million children could lose their spots due to the end of the child care stabilization grant program on September 30, according to an analysis by The Century Foundation.
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Washington business leaders this week are traveling the state with progressive Democrats and early learning advocates to drive home the need for more resources for child care. Members of the Association of Washington Business and the current and former lawmakers embarked Monday on a statewide bus tour to meet with child care providers and raise […]