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Officials outline child‑care and Head Start funding, eligibility expansion and voucher plans
Summary
ACUDEN officials described a $151 million request, recent federal approvals that raise center reimbursement rates and expanded eligibility, and a state voucher plan (ShareCare) to reach families not eligible under federal rules.
Administrators from the Administration for Child Care and Early Childhood Development (ACUDEN) briefed the Budget Committee on April 30 about program finances and policy changes affecting early‑childhood care.
ACUDEN Administrator Emidenis Vega Ojeda said the agency requested a consolidated $151 million for the coming year — roughly $137 million from federal funds and $14 million from state…
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