Like many parents, Imani Brooks struggled to find affordable childcare after the birth of her son, with her search made more complicated because he has cerebral palsy.
When she finally found a place that could provide her baby the extra help he needed, she learned it was a 30-minute drive from her home near Orlando’s Camping World Stadium and so expensive she debated whether she’d be better off quitting her job.
Then a doorhanger was placed on homes in her neighborhood advertising a preschool opening nearby, one that promised top-notch care and therapy, with tuition subsidies for families who needed them…