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Proposal to build 24/7 childcare for Dallas officers aims to help recruitment, retain staff
Summary
A plan presented to the Public Safety Committee envisions a specialized childcare center servicing public‑safety families (17 hours per day, seven days a week) that proponents say could provide 196 daily seats and that proponents claim would produce measurable retention savings.
Officer Jennifer Atherton presented a proposal on Nov. 10 to create a dedicated childcare program for police and public-safety families through a partnership with the National Law Enforcement Foundation.
Atherton said the model would offer extended hours (approximately 17 hours per day, seven days a week, including holidays) and an enrollment preference for vetted public-safety families. The site under consideration would initially provide capacity for 98 children per shift (two…
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