Child care is center of Governor's human services budget

CT Mirror, Feb 5, 2025

By Ginny Monk, Laura Tillman, James Watson, & Amanda McCard

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" Investments in child care that Gov. Ned Lamont hopes will eventually allow Connecticut to establish a universal preschool program formed the signature piece of his proposal for spending on human services in the coming biennium.

Lamont’s proposal would invest $300 million of the state’s surplus fund for fiscal year 2025 into a new Universal Preschool Endowment. Each subsequent year, certain surplus funding could be transferred into the endowment, with the state treasurer investing the money to increase profit."