Overview
- Starting this month, families with children under 5 can access free care at roughly 500 providers, with partial subsidies scheduled to roll out in the fall.
- The expansion is financed by unspent proceeds from 2018’s Proposition C commercial rent tax that accumulated during years of litigation.
- City officials estimate about 12,000 additional children will become eligible for tuition support and more than 7,000 will see their aid double.
- A companion pilot will let rising high school juniors earn associate degrees or industry certifications at City College with a guaranteed transfer to San Francisco State.
- After a previous eligibility increase drew only about 200 sign-ups, supervisors are pressing for stronger outreach and have requested a public hearing.