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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the first PP that said our center is back to normal hours. We are located in Maryland.

I think universal pre-k put a particular strain on DC child care providers. 3 and 4 year olds don't require such low ratios. Providers typically lose money on infants and toddlers and make it up with their 3 and 4 year olds. Now so many of those children are in pre-k programs in public schools.

"The program had some unintended consequences. For instance, it squeezed DC’s private child care providers. Infant and toddler care is expensive — each adult can only care for a few young children at a time — so private child care centers generally make the bulk of their profits on older children. Now that DC serves most 3- and 4-year-olds in public pre-K classrooms, its child care costs are among the country’s highest."
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/8/5/20748833/washington-dc-pre-k-free-public-universal[/quote]

Thank you for pointing this out. I didn’t really consider this before, but it makes a lot of sense.[/quote]

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