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Child-care providers urge Perth Amboy council to press state to restore subsidy funding
Summary
Family child-care providers told the Perth Amboy City Council on Feb. 11 that a 2025 state pause on applications for the childcare assistance subsidy has left centers struggling and families unable to afford care; they asked the council to consider a resolution urging lawmakers to restore and expand funding.
Good evening. My name is Baltista. I'm a family childcare provider and I live at 727 Mary Street," said Baltista during public comment, describing how the state childcare assistance program’s application window closed last July and has left providers and families under strain.
Baltista and other providers said limited reopening of the subsidy has not reached many eligible families, forcing some centers to close and pushing parents out of the workforce. "There still are families that are excluded," Baltista said, adding that providers face mounting expenses and some centers have closed.
"The closure…
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