‘We’re all scrambling’ | Early childhood education training programs lose state funding

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Money to help some child care students is getting cut.

The Tennessee Department of Human Services said it is losing some federal dollars that help with its Child Care Fund, meaning the state’s new budget for this fiscal year is smaller than planned.

The money that’s there is being put towards direct services, like a payment assistance program, but child care professionals said this also means no money for a grant program for students…

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