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United Way urges Saline County to restore Early Child Care Initiative funding; requested $40,000
Summary
A United Way representative said the county's recommended 2026 budget does not include funding for the Early Child Care Initiative Fund and asked commissioners to provide $40,000 or another amount they can support to preserve child-care slots, warning of substantial slot losses if grants lapse.
Christina Small, representing Salina Area United Way, told the Saline County Commission on July 1 that the county's proposed budget does not include funding for the Early Child Care Initiative Fund (ECIF), which United Way uses to supplement wages for early educators.
Small said ECIF supports seven centers and that centers averaged more than $67,000 in losses last fiscal…
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