Travis County’s $50 million childcare investment is expanding access for families, but low teacher wages and financial challenges persist.
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It used to take 2 years to get affordable childcare in Travis County. Now, it’s taking months
Last month, Grace Todd got a phone call she had been waiting three years for. Since April 2023, Todd, a single mom and University of Texas at Austin graduate student living off a $35,000 stipend, has paid more than $900 a month for her daughter Clementine’s daycare tuition — the cheapest option she could find. […]
