Sarasota County cuts funds to early learning childcare program
Sarasota County commissioners recently voted 4 to 1 to defund the Early Learning Coalition, which has been running for more than 20 years.
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Sarasota County commissioners recently voted 4 to 1 to defund the Early Learning Coalition, which has been running for more than 20 years.
The Early Learning Coalition taskforce's mission is to expand childcare capacity, particularly in hard-hit South Sarasota County.
Dr. Janet Kahn and others put together the program that John Killacky benefits from, and it should be the model for the entire state, and country.
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Difficulties recruiting teachers have caused early learning centers to cut or combine classrooms, sending Sarasota-Manatee parents scrambling.