The link between good, affordable child care and economic development is discussed by Cathy Grace of Tupelo, the early childhood program specialist with the nonprofit North Mississippi Education Consortium. She praised Gov. Tate Reeves and other Mississippi political leaders for acknowledging the need for an additional commitment to child care, but said much more of an effort by the state is needed than what is currently being proposed.
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