Impact of Suffolk child care cuts studied
Photo credit: Newsday/Danielle Finkelstein | Nicole Patterson, with three of her children (from left), Dyamonte, 9, Natalya, 3, and Samuel, 5, outside their Shirley home. (Sept. 6, 2012)
Bellone: Suffolk in fiscal emergency
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Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone
Several Suffolk child care advocates and business leaders are undertaking separate studies to determine the economic impact of nearly 1,200 children being cut from the county's child care program this year.
The efforts come as the start of the school year has revived concerns about securing before- and after-school care for hundreds of parents no longer receiving the state-backed stipends...
