Erica Phillips, a nonprofit leader with a history of supporting family childcare providers, will take over the Education Department’s Division of Early Childhood Education at a critical juncture. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. With just two days until the start of the new school year and a preschool payment crisis.
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Erica Phillips, a nonprofit leader with a history of supporting family childcare providers, will take over the Education Department’s Division of Early Childhood Education at a critical juncture. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. With just two days until the start of the new school year and a preschool payment crisis.
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