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San Francisco to Offer Free Child Care for Families Earning Up to $230,000

An empty classroom at a childcare facility.

Photographer: Simone Lueck/Bloomberg

San Francisco plans to expand free and subsidized childcare to tens of thousands of children as Mayor Daniel Lurie looks to make his notoriously expensive city more affordable for middle-class families.

The expansion will provide free childcare for kids aged 5 and under in families earning less than $230,000 per year and cover half of expenses for families making up to $310,000.