Cuyahoga County program that helps families afford preschool could face 90% cut if levy fails

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Cuyahoga County program that helps families afford preschool could be cut by roughly 90% next year if voters reject the county’s health and human services levy in November — a prospect that could leave low-income parents facing even tougher choices about child care.

Parents like Schanavian Adams-Luke.

The 56-year-old grandmother took custody of her grandson two years ago, and though she and her husband were both working then, they still struggled with the sudden $1,200 monthly cost of his child care…

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