Ever since her 1 ½-year-old son was born, Carmen Perez has been waiting for a subsidy to help with childcare.
The Novato mom said she didn’t have to wait this long a couple of years ago when she needed to enroll her daughters in preschool.
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In 2021, California increased funding for subsidized childcare with the goal of paying for more than 200,000 new slots to support low-income families. Perez got subsidies for her girls, now 7 and 5 years old, which enabled her to work and take classes at College of Marin.
“It was awesome,” she said. “I didn’t apply for [public assistance] because I was working and providing along with my husband.”
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