OPINION: A hopeful note for early childhood education in 2024 — Some states are stepping up investment
Millions of families may now face a lack of child care following the recent expiration of pandemic-era federal funding. The child care “stabilization” funds included in the American Rescue Plan Act were just that — emergency funding to stabilize the sector amid a pandemic.
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