EPISODE · Jan 27, 2026 · 43 MIN
Preschool Wins, Childcare Loses
from Stumbling Through Work · host Jerek Hough
Send us Fan MailWant to know how a well-meaning universal preschool plan ended up shrinking childcare access across Los Angeles? We pull back the curtain on the economics policymakers ignored: four-year-olds don’t just fill classrooms, they subsidize infant and toddler care. When those children moved to free public programs, more than 150 community centers closed and 12,000 seats disappeared. We walk through the margin math, the licensing realities that make “just pivot to infants” a fantasy, and why the equity win landed hardest in wealthy neighborhoods while working families lost options.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 Want to know how a well-meaning universal preschool plan ended up shrinking childcare access across Los Angeles? We pull back the curtain on the economics policymakers ignored: four-year-olds don’t just fill classrooms, they subsidize infant and toddler care. When those children moved to free public programs, more than 150 community centers closed and 12,000 seats disappeared. We walk through the margin math, the licensing realities that make “just pivot to infants” a fantasy...
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