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Multnomah County expands ‘Preschool for All’ program
In Oregon, Multnomah County recently announced that its "Preschool for All" program is growing this year, with leaders announcing that 3,800 children will be served through the free education initiative in the next school year. It's a significant increase from the...
MECK Pre-K growing and seeing early enrollment increase
MECK Pre-K, the high quality pre-K education open to all four-year-old children in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina at no cost to families is reporting growth and increase in early enrollment this year. The Meck Pre-K program says attendance has more than tripled...
With high U.S. childcare costs, local voters fill funding gap
As U.S. federal funding pandemic aid for childcare runs out, communities are backing local solutions and ballot measures. A lack of affordable childcare takes a huge toll on individual families and the broader economy as well. Local ballot measures have become an...
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