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Early learning advocates press Senate to protect ECAP, child care expansion and mental health consultation funding
Summary
Early learning providers and advocates told the Senate Ways & Means Committee that proposed reductions to some ECAP and early childcare investments will hurt the most vulnerable children and stressed maintaining rate increases and mental health consultation supports.
Early learning organizations and providers testified at the Senate budget hearing asking lawmakers to sustain investments for infant/toddler programs, ECAP slots, provider rate increases and infant/early childhood mental health consultation.
Speakers including representatives of the Imagine Institute, Washington State Association of Head Start and ECAP, Early Learning Action Alliance and multiple early childhood mental health consultants urged…
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