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Access to Affordable High-Quality Child Care is Scarce

Access to Affordable High-Quality Child Care is Scarce

by Jacob Westjohn | Jun 2, 2022 | Early Childhood Education, Research

By Neomi Fletcher, Early Childhood Education and Jacob Westjohn, Early Childhood Education (Note: UPDATED JUNE 7, 2023. Data sources are all publicly available from the Texas Workforce Commission, TEA, and Family Service. This report uses data from October 1st,...

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