High prices, gaps in availability across Illinois highlight patchwork child care system – Capitol News IL

Gov. JB Pritzker has made child care and early childhood education a priority in this year’s proposed budget. But part of the problem in Illinois is that there are more children than “slots” for them in child care settings. Day care centers, in-home day cares and preschools all have a capacities based on staffing levels and facility size.

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