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Salt Lake County Council voted 5-4 in favor of cutting funding for parks and recreation child care.

The decision followed a study showing centers aren't financially self-sustaining.

Families were notified to find alternative child care before the program ends Dec. 31.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake County Council voted in favor of eliminating funding for the parks and recreation child care program on Tuesday.

The decision comes after the county commissioned the Pathway Group, a consulting firm, to conduct a study earlier this year examining the financial viability of licensed child care at four county-run centers.

The report presented during the meeting found that while centers provide adequate preschool and after-school care, they are

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