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Parents urge council to keep Jim Gilliam childcare director; Council member Ridley-Thomas promises follow-up

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A group of parents from the Jim Gilliam Childcare Center in Baldwin Hills Village urged the council not to transfer director Carol McAllister; Council member Ridley-Thomas said he would investigate and follow up with Recreation and Parks by Monday.

Dozens of parents and community members from the Jim Gilliam Childcare Center at Baldwin Hills Village told the City Council during the public-comment period that they oppose a planned transfer of the center’s director, identified in testimony as Carol McAllister, and asked the council to intervene.

Speakers described long-standing ties between the director and families, growth of the program and services to…

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