Jeff Smith: “Up to 25% of our childcare centers around the state, whether…”

“And the governor did introduce $480 million into the budget proposal. He had to save that program to keep it going. The reason it's important is because it happened during COVID that Up to 25% of our childcare centers around the state, whether it be small at home or larger centers, closed, and many, if not most of them, did not reopen again. And this was A way to keep them afloat because as you can imagine, how important it is for families to be able to have access to good child care if they want to work, if you want to be able to pay your bills.” (13:36–13:49)

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