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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Sneha Dey

Some child care providers expect to shutter after Texas lawmakers leave $2.3 billion proposal off final budget

A child plays with Play-Doh at Kid's Castle Family Daycare and Preschool in Pflugerville, on Feb. 28, 2022.
A child plays with Play-Doh at Kid's Castle Family Daycare and Preschool in Pflugerville, on Feb. 28, 2022. (Credit: Lauren Witte/The Texas Tribune)

Tracy Hanson teared up at her dining table last May. The Killeen child care operator had gotten word from Austin that Texas legislators would not fund her child care center or any other center in the state.

“Cody, I’m not going to make it,” Hanson said to her friend who was on the other end of the line.

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