State leaders’ decade of neglect imperiled fragile child care system. The pandemic nearly made it collapse.

As coronavirus cases crept up across Arizona in March 2020, Gov. Doug Ducey announced a statewide school shutdown meant to curb the spread of COVID-19. It was, at the time, the most aggressive step state leaders had taken to prevent infections. And for employees and clients at Yuma child care center Desert Trails, who’d grown … Continue reading State leaders’ decade of neglect imperiled fragile child care system. The pandemic nearly made it collapse.