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But that growth has come at a cost.<\/p>\n<p>Community-based preschools across the state have struggled to compete with free TK, and many have shuttered \u2014 worsening the shortage of licensed child care spaces for children younger than 4 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sacramentomovinghub.com\/?p=249\">Did Newsom\u2019s $3.8 Billion Hotels-to-Housing Program Pay Off?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Between 2019 and 2025, around 1,100 preschools have closed their doors across California, representing just under 10% of the total, according to research published Monday by UC Berkeley\u2019s Equity and Excellence in Early Childhood. They were licensed to serve around 32,000 young children, and experts say their closures will likely increase prices in a state where the average annual cost of infant care surpasses $20,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese centers are not coming back. 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