SPOKANE, Wash. — Local preschool programs are turning kids away because of state budget cuts.
Three hundred spots in ECEAP programs in Spokane County have been cut. Statewide, 2,000 fewer kids will attend preschool this year through the ECEAP program.
The Central Valley School District lost 57 spots, which is 10 percent of their total. Barb Sattler directs the Central Valley Early Learning Center. She says this hurts families who need childcare…