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Joint EC/HHS panels back early care and education investments, delay one Silver Spring expansion over space
Summary
Joint Education & Culture and Health & Human Services committees recommended preserving the County Executive’s FY26 early care and education budget, reallocating $1 million from the Children’s Opportunity Alliance NDA to create full‑time, year‑round preschool seats, and placing a Silver Spring Linkages to Learning expansion on the reconciliation list due to space constraints.
Joint sessions of the Education & Culture and Health & Human Services committees reviewed school‑based wellness, early care and education (ECE), Linkages to Learning expansions, the Lighthouse initiative, and related CIP adjustments. The committees recommended approval of the County Executive’s FY26 proposals with specific reconciliations noted.
Principal actions and context - Committees recommended maintaining the executive’s FY26 ECE package and approved a negotiated $1,000,000 shift from the Children’s Opportunity Alliance (COA) NDA into the Early Care and Education NDA. Staff said the $1,000,000 will be prioritized to cover federal Head…
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