“Helena Ferreira, the primary years teacher of English language learners at Provincetown Schools, spent $11,600 last year to enroll her two children in the town-sponsored Wee Care program.

“ ‘I’m a single mom of two kids,’ she said on Friday. ‘It was a difficult decision for me, but it put me at ease to have a place with high-quality child care, safety and education. That program allowed me to continue working.’

“Ferreira started using the program when her now three-year-old daughter, Beatrix, was four months old. Her now one-year-old son, Simon, started at Wee Care when he was six months old. Toddler tuition is $75 per day, with discounts for town residents and employees of the school. Preschool and prekindergarten tuition starts at $45 per day ($35 for a half day) and summer programs are $75 per day.

“These amounts add up, which is why Ferreira hopes town voters will approve three articles at the April 2 Annual Town Meeting that would make child care and preschool free for all infants to five-year-olds. The free tuition would be available only to Provincetown residents or town employees, said Provincetown Schools Superintendent Beth Singer.”

“Universal preschool up for vote at Provincetown Town Meeting,” Wicked Local Wellfleet, March 29, 2018