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  "path": "/2026/02/04/nine-months-later-freeze-on-child-care-scholarship-remains-with-outlook-dim/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T04:45:56.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Education",
    "Health",
    "Carey Wright",
    "child care scholarship",
    "Christina Peusch",
    "Jeff Waldstreicher",
    "Laura Weeldreyer",
    "Maryland Family Network",
    "Maryland State Child Care Association",
    "William C. Smith Jr."
  ],
  "textContent": "Nine months after state officials froze enrollment for the Child Care Scholarship program in hopes of reining in rapidly rising enrollment, the situation is little changed and the outlook is not much better, lawmakers were told Wednesday.",
  "title": "Nine months later, freeze on child care scholarship remains, with outlook dim"
}