Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) and Pre-K 4 SA recently announced a new partnership to expand child care options for military families. Through the partnership, the city says JBSA and Pre-K 4 SA will work together to focus on expanding the network of Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood (MCCYN) providers to offer extended hours and weekend availability to meet the needs of military families. “By ensuring our service members’ children have priority access to high-quality early education, we’re not only investing in their future but also enhancing military readiness,” said JBSA Commander Brig. Gen. Russell D. Driggers.
In November 2020, 73 percent of San Antonio voters approved an eight-year renewal of a 2012 referendum to increase the local sales tax by one-eighth of a cent to fund Pre-K 4 SA, a voluntary, full-day pre-k program for four-year-old children from low and middle-income families. You can read more about it in our case study.