Lawmakers, Advocates Back Investment in Child Care Infrastructure
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State Rep. Kate Farrar, D-West Hartford, speaks to reporters during a news conference on legislation to establish a child tax credit at the state Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Hartford. Photo credit: Doug Hardy, CTNewsJunkie (we-ha.com file photo)
State Rep. Kate Farrar, D-West Hartford, Farrar said a proposed bill was designed in close collaboration with her colleagues to deliver immediate and lasting reform.
By Karla Ciaglo, CTNewsJunkie.com
Connecticut lawmakers, child care advocates and state officials gathered at the legislative office building Thursday to confront what they called a mounting challenge in the state’s early childhood system: the buildings themselves.
The briefing was led by representatives Kate Farrar, D-West Hartford, and Mary Welander, D-Derby, Office of Early Childhood Commissioner Beth Bye, and Local Initiatives Support Coalition (LISC) Connecticut Executive Director Jim Horan. It centered on the findings of a new Early Learning Facilities Landscape Analysis and the legislative push to fund structural solutions through House Bill 5003.
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