Patricia Moran, middle, watches as children play at her child care facility in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. California pays for low-income people to have child care. Two years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature agreed to spend enough money so that 200,000 more people could get childcare. This year, because California is facing a budget deficit, Newsom has proposed delaying funding for 20,000 new slots for one year, which has angered child care workers, who say the reason many slots have gone unfilled is because the administration is slow to hand out the new money. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
