# Community Childcare Centers on Shaky Ground After Transitional Kindergarten Expansion

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Podcast: [The Bay](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bay-504645)
Published: 2026-05-15T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Community-based preschools across the state have struggled to compete with California’s free, universal transitional-kindergarten program, where enrollment grew to 213,000 students this year. Now, hundreds of preschools have shuttered — worsening the shortage of licensed child care spaces for children younger than 4 years old. Links: As Transitional Kindergarten Grows, Hundreds of Child Care Centers Close Some members of the KQED podcast team are represented by The Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, San Francisco-Northern California Local. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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