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Childcare advocates urge supervisors to restore operational grants and subsidies
Summary
Early-education providers and parents urged the Budget & Finance Committee to restore $2 million for operational grants to Title 5 programs and to fund infant and toddler subsidies (advocates asked for $2.5 million) to reduce long waiting lists and stabilize centers facing rising costs and minimum-wage impacts.
Childcare providers, teachers and parent advocates told the Board of Supervisors— Budget & Finance Committee on June 19 that San Francisco must restore operating grants and expand subsidies to prevent closures of centers that serve low-income children.
Erica Maybaum, coordinator of the San Francisco Childcare Planning & Advisory Council (CPAC), asked the board to support CPAC—s $5.7 million citywide request and specifically to restore $2,000,000 for…
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