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Candidate calls for universal pre‑K, says working parents face highest day care costs
Summary
Dr. Pete Meaney proposed universal pre‑K as his top initiative, saying Massachusetts families pay the highest day care costs in the country and that current programs are limited to gateway cities.
Dr. Pete Meaney, Ward 1 city councilor and candidate for the 9th Essex District, said his first priority is establishing universal pre‑K across the Commonwealth. "1st is universal pre k," he said, arguing working parents now pay "the highest day care costs in the country."
Meaney said existing programs are limited to gateway cities and that every working family in the Commonwealth deserves access to pre‑K. He did not provide legislative language, funding details, or an implementation timeline in the remarks.
