A Raleigh Childcare Center Braces for Federal Funding Cuts

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Good morning, readers.

A few weeks ago, Krys Remaley addressed the Raleigh City Council during its public comment session to stress the importance of funding early childhood education.

“Child care is the backbone of our economy and community, but it’s cracking under pressure,” she said.

Remaley is the director of Little Makers Academy, a child care center in Raleigh that serves primarily low-income families. She explained to city council members that she and her staff lost access to a federally funded English language tutoring program in March, and now, ongoing funding for food assistance and childcare vouchers is up in the air. 

Earlier this week, I visited Little Makers with INDY’s staff photojournalist, Angelica Edwards, to meet Remaley and her staff. We heard about how much they love their jobs, and also how they’re nervous about the future with potential cuts on the horizon. 

“We as educators can be underrated,” JaMeka Johnson, the assistant director at Little Makers, told me. 

She added: “at the end of the day, when things that are being offered are [then] being taken away, everybody loses.”

Read more at the link below, and have a good Thursday. 

 —Chloe

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