Letter: Protect investments in child care

I enjoyed reading “N.H. to receive $20M for child care programs” (Monitor Local & State, Feb. 19) and learning of this investment in New Hampshire’s child care industry.

While it could alleviate our child care crisis, we must also protect child care investments in our state budget, including the Child Care Scholarship program which helps low-income families access childcare. Gov. Chris Sununu has proposed cutting funding for this program in his Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget, but there is a chance for state representatives to restore funding.

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