Parenting: Cuts Keep Coming: New Round of Early Ed Cuts in Washington State (Paul Nyhan)

From former P-I parenting reporter Paul Nyhan's blog on Thrive by Five:

The Great Recession continues to batter state budgets, and Washington early learning leaders are already outlining a second round of budget cuts that would eliminate spaces in classrooms and trim support for child care.

Gov. Christine Gregoire is trying to close a nearly $1.8 billion state budget deficit as she works on her 2009-11 supplemental budget, which is due in December. As part of that effort, Gov. Gregoire asked the state Department of Early Learning to find $1.9 million in savings, according to a memo posted on the Washington State Association of Head Start & ECEAP Web site.

The early learning cuts are small compared to the overall deficit, and apparently smaller than last year’s reductions. Still, these proposals would have a real impact on families.

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