Jeff Smith: “A child care desert, I think would mean that there's only…”

“All over the state there are statistics that I probably should be careful what the numbers I say to make sure I get it right. But we would call this a child care desert. Yeah. And A child care desert, I think would mean that there's only one opening for a child for every three children that are applied for it. or families that have applied for it. So that's. This is, this is a real thing. This is not something we've made up.” (20:28–20:40)

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