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EPISODE · Oct 14, 2025 · 35 MIN

Pass the Collection Plate for Childcare?

from Stumbling Through Work · host Jerek Hough

Send us Fan MailThe day a state slices $225 million from childcare and 45 centers go dark, the ripple doesn’t stop at the classroom door—it hits every shift, every meeting, every bottom line. We dig into why asking local businesses to “chip in” can’t replace public responsibility, and we map out what real fixes look like: permanent funding that doesn’t vanish after a grant cycle, practitioner voices at the decision table, and pay that matches the professional weight of early education.Follow me :Website:  https://www.abbreviatedlearning.comFacebook:  https://www.facebook.com/abbreviatedlearningInstagram:  https://www.instagram.com/abbreviatedlearning

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Send us Fan Mail The day a state slices $225 million from childcare and 45 centers go dark, the ripple doesn’t stop at the classroom door—it hits every shift, every meeting, every bottom line. We dig into why asking local businesses to “chip in” can’t replace public responsibility, and we map out what real fixes look like: permanent funding that doesn’t vanish after a grant cycle, practitioner voices at the decision table, and pay that matches the professional weight of early education. Follo...

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Send us Fan MailThe day a state slices $225 million from childcare and 45 centers go dark, the ripple doesn’t stop at the classroom door—it hits every shift, every meeting, every bottom line. We dig into why asking local businesses to “chip in”...

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