Pre-Schools Cut, So Parents Scramble
As school districts begin shutting down childcare programs, parents seek new arrangements

Date: Jul 19, 2010
Source: The Bay Citizen, San Francisco, CA
By: Vivian Po, New America Media

In a scene that is likely to be repeated in school districts throughout California in coming weeks, teachers and staff at the Helen Turner Children's Center in Hayward spent last week packing boxes, hugging their colleagues and students goodbye--and collecting their last paychecks. In May, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he would slash spending on extended-care programs by 40 percent, forcing districts to make deep cuts and working parents--most of whom have very limited options--to scramble for new childcare arrangements.

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