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Why advocates are ringing alarm bells about Utah’s child care industry

Pandemic-era federal grants that helped day care businesses will start to dry up in October, leaving parents to absorb the extra costs.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Simone and teacher Tracy play with toys at the Sammy Center Preschool on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. Many child care providers will likely pass cost increases on to parents when federal "stabilization" grants begin to phase out in October.