Layla’s mom also receives the pre-K expansion grant, which covers 6.5 hours of school time, and she pays less than $200 for additional hours of “wraparound care” while she’s at work ...

With the additional funding, there will be nearly 77,000 students attending free pre-K in 293 districts statewide. (See the list of the 18 districts getting funding below.) “That’s a huge ...