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Kelda Roys: “Over 70 [childcare] closures just in August.”

Featuring: Kelda Roys, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 26

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Published | Video Starts at 01:42

Well, what I hear again and again are that people want to see well funded public schools so that their kids are learning and well prepared to enter the workforce. People need help with affordable child care. We've had so many closures, I think Over 70 [childcare] closures just in August. And that means we've got tens of thousands of kids who need care that can't find it. And the people who do have care are, are forking out basically a mortgage payment every month to pay for care. (01:42–01:46)

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