Child Care Assistance: Georgia’s Opportunity to Bolster Working Families, Economy

Georgia is now turning away people who apply for child care financial assistance through a state program designed to help low-income families due to worries the program itself could run short of money.  Georgia’s Department of Early Care and Learning said last Friday budget concerns are causing it to make the child care assistance unavailable to some previously eligible families.  Download the full report.

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