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Parent warns UPK changes will worsen childcare access, disrupt continuity for children
Summary
A Watertown parent told the school board that recent changes to the district's universal pre-K program reduce access, forced children into lotteries and offered alternatives that lack wraparound care, creating untenable choices for working families.
A parent who identified herself as a Watertown resident told the board during public comment that recent changes to the district's universal pre-K (UPK) system create significant hardships for working families and destabilize early learning for children.
"These changes limit access for many families, disrupting consistency for children and creating unnecessary burdens on working parents," the commenter said, describing a child who had attended the same daycare since infancy but…
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