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Parents and board seek short-term funding to keep Hearts and Hands Preschool open; council to consider options
Summary
Parents and board members said Hearts and Hands Preschool faces closure without bridge funding; the city manager reported convening a multiagency meeting to identify short- and long-term support and council asked staff to report back on possible bridge funding at a future meeting.
Parents and board representatives for Hearts and Hands Preschool urged the Calistoga City Council on Feb. 17 to consider short-term support to keep the preschool operating through the school year.
Stephanie Duff Erickson, a longtime resident and board member, described early childhood education as essential and warned that tuition and resource pressures can force closures even where children and families exist to fill seats.…
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