Child care providers then submitted false child care attendance forms, which alleged the children of UMI Learning Center's workers or students were being cared for, according to prosecutors.

Backup child care, attendance confusion: ... Low-income students are more likely than their wealthier peers to confront multiple forms of instability, such as changing residences, ...

Child care providers also submitted false child care attendance forms, which claimed the children of UMI Learning Center’s workers or students were being cared for, according to prosecutors.

She said there has never been a more concerning time in child care than right now. Colagrosso said her center, which has about 100 enrolled, survives month-to-month.

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It has taken a once-in-a-lifetime crisis to reveal what was always true: School is — whisper it — a form of child care; child care, at its best, fosters children’s development.