Budget Center Policy Analyst Kristin Schumacher attended the California Child Development Coalition Retreat and delivered the presentation: “Child Care and Development Programs in California: Key Context and Current Issues.”
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Understanding California’s 1.8 Million Gap in Publicly Funded Child Care
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