POLITICSLA TIMES — LOCAL
After threat of cuts, California expands subsidized child care by more than 20,000 spaces
California's budget added 22,770 subsidized child-care spaces, expanding access after potential cuts were discussed. This expansion fulfills nearly three-quarters of the child-care slots Governor Gavin Newsom promised in 2021.
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