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Supervisors hear plea to release $42M for early care; debate grants versus loans
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee reviewed a $42 million Prop C release to the Office of Early Care and Education (OECE) to fund a $25M economic recovery grant/loan program, $10M in childcare subsidies and teacher stipends; providers urged grants and broader eligibility while supervisors pressed OECE on loan criteria and accountability.
Chair Sandra Lee Feuer opened the special meeting to consider releasing $42 million in Prop C reserve funds for early care and education, saying the year had been ‘‘the most challenging budget year in San Francisco’s recent history.’”
OECE Director Ingrid Mesquita told supervisors the request would fund an economic recovery grant and loan program ($25,000,000), $10,000,000 in subsidies to reduce the childcare wait list and expand classroom capacity, and additional money for teacher stipends and OECE staffing to administer the plan. Mesquita said roughly 500 sites across the city — family childcare homes, center‑based nonprofits and for‑profits — would…
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