More help for struggling California child care sector [edsource.org]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 6/10/218:46 AM

By Karen D'Souza, EdSource, June 2, 2021

The California Legislature took steps Tuesday to respond to the calls of the state’s child care sector to increase what the state pays to support the system.

They emerged with a new early learning and care package that doubles the number of subsidized child care slots proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and changes in how child care centers are paid in an effort to rescue the fragile system.

While Newsom expanded transitional kindergarten and created 100,000 new subsidized child care slots in the May revision to his budget, state legislators and child advocates argue that he didn’t go nearly far enough.

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