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First Things First tells Apache Junction council childcare slots cover only ~40% of local need; urges advocacy
Summary
Pinal County First Things First representatives told the council that Apache Junction faces an estimated childcare slot gap of about 60% for children birth–5, highlighted affordability pressures, and urged the city to support advocacy including a pending statutory change to preserve tobacco-tax funding.
Apache Junction ' Representatives from First Things First delivered a data-driven briefing to the City Council on Nov. 15 showing a substantial gap in early childhood care and urging local advocacy.
Katrina Deveni, the Pinal regional director for First Things First, and Annette Lopez, community engagement staff, presented county and local figures and urged officials to support statewide advocacy. Deveni summarized the local supply as roughly 1,000 childcare slots for an estimated two-to-three thousand children ages birth through 5 in Apache Junction, representing an approximate 60% gap.
Deveni and Lopez highlighted affordability benchmarks: the federal standard cited in the presentation defines childcare as affordable if…
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