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Lamont, educators mark passage of early child education bill
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Governor Ned Lamont met with some state educators Tuesday to celebrate what they call the largest expansion of access to early childhood education in Connecticut history.
The teachers gave the governor a standing ovation when he arrived at the event, which was held at the state capitol.
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'We are beyond grateful. I don't want to cry. And we can not express how excited and hopeful we are to finally begin building a system that has been desperately needed for decades,' the executive director of Trinity College Community Child Center Kyla Siegmann said.
The governor was a champion of a group of bills that passed during the legislative session which will pay for thousands of kids to enroll in early childhood education.
'I heard all the time from parents, they say 'I can't afford to go to work because I can't afford child care for my kids.' That was a reminder for what we had to do,' Lamont said.
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The $300 million will come from a state budget surplus.
State Republicans have criticized the method used to pay for the bills.
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