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  • He said he's concerned not just that fewer children will be served, but that the quality of the programs will also be affected.

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  • Families who earn about $40,000 to $50,000 annually face the greatest difficulties because they make too much to quality for many publicly funded programs, but can't afford private ones, said Steven Barnett, director of the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University.

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